Read and Analyze the Pro / Con Arguments on the issue you chose. You will need gather data from at least four pro and four con arguments that represent a range of positions on each side. And you will
Topic
Social networking sites bring together like-minded or purposeful people, providing tremendous convenience for interpersonal interaction, and creating new ways of socializing outside the real world. However, the excessive addiction to social networking sites inevitably aggravates social alienation in some aspects of the Internet users, and this alienation makes some users suffer from "virtual social dependence", cause more and more communication from the real world to the network. Now is the information age, social software plays an important role in life, we can not live without social software. Therefore, as the one of the hot topics of social concern, social networking pros and cons have been controversial. In the details, we can analyze from three aspects, there are the convenience, security and authenticity of the network.
Pro article
More departments utilizing Facebook to catch criminals
The convenience and speed of social software not only speeds up the pace of our lives, but also makes our lives transparent. Therefore, it is very easy to get information through the network, and many details are very helpful to the police. Grasp key criminal evidence through details.There are many cases in this article to illustrate this phenomenon. As the article says, “In a survey by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 85 percent said they use social media to solve crimes.”
Creating & Connecting: Research and Guidelines on Online Social - and Educational - Networking
The diversity and versatility of social software have enriched students' learning styles, making the use of various software learning a trend. “Social media sites help students do better at school. 59% of students with access to the Internet report that they use social media to discuss educational topics and 50% use the sites to talk about school assignments.”
Teens, Technology and Friendships
Social software is an irreplaceable part of our lives. If you socialize, you will have friends. The convenience of social software has broadened our range of friends, enabling us to make friends from all over the world without going out. “72% of all teens connect with friends via social media.”
Americans Uncertain About the Future of Work, 2016 Jobvite Job Seeker Nation Shows
The convenience and transparency of the network make people feel satisfied with the work found through the Internet. For example, through social software to see the company's atmosphere, leadership style and so on. Only a few people indicated that they could find jobs through intermediaries. “48% used social media in the search for their most recent job – of those, 67% used Facebook, only 35% used Twitter. 59% have used social to assess the company culture of a potential employer.”
Con article
Public Perceptions of Privacy and Security in the Post-Snowden Era
The protection of privacy is still very weak. There are a lot of false information in the network, and illegal elements will deceive the transparency of the network. This leads many people to think that the Internet is very insecure. “Social media lacks privacy and exposes users to government and corporate intrusions. 81% of people surveyed feel "not very" or "not at all" secure when using social media sites to share private information.”
Examining the Interface of Family and Personal Traits, Media, and Academic Imperatives Using the Learning Habit Study
This article focuses on experimental data that show that traditional education is better than letting children have unlimited access to the Internet. There are so many temptations on the Internet that children's self-control is weak and irresistible. On the other hand, too much indulgence in the network, will lead to the real life of the doubt, and easy to be separated from the crowd.
Overusing social media as an adolescent may hurt your love life later on
Teenagers are too dependent on social software, which leads to the fact that they are out of touch with real life and face to face with each other. “A 2016 study found that overuse of social media as an adolescent may decrease success in relationships later in life as online communication hinders the development of conflict management skills and awareness of interpersonal cues.”
LEGAL TRENDS Social Media Use in Hiring: Assessing the Risks
Although network recruitment is very convenient, it is also very one-sided. It is easy to mislead the wrong information, resulting in mistakes.
References
https://socialnetworking.procon.org/
Pro
1.https://www.policeone.com/social-media-for-cops/articles/181012006-More-departments-utilizing-Facebook-to-catch-criminals/
2.https://www.masternewmedia.org/learning_educational_technologies/social-networking/social-networking-in-education-survey-on-new-generations-social-creative-and-interconnected-lifestyles-NSBA-20071109.htm
3.http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/08/06/teens-technology-and-friendships/
4.https://www.jobvite.com/news_item/americans-uncertain-future-work-2016-jobvite-job-seeker-nation-shows/
Con
1.http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/11/12/public-privacy-perceptions/
2.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01926187.2014.935684
3.https://uncnews.unc.edu/2016/06/21/overusing-social-media-adolescent-may-hurt-love-life-later/
4.https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/0914-social-media-hiring.aspx
