How has Social Media impacted the social skills of young adults? By: Taylor Lindsay

Communication Style Communication style is probably the most drastic way that social media has been able to influence todays society Because of social media, people are now able to express how they are feeling to hundreds to thousands of people simply by clicking a send

Social Media vs Communication Social media is quickly becoming a main form of communication for the youth of today’s society that is ultimately crippling to long term social skills. Some phycologist say that as children get more comfortable communicating solely online through social media, they will also slowly loose the important skills needed for face-to-face communication

Technology in children According to Yamalis Diaz who wrote an article called “Anti-social Networking” The total amount of media use by youth ages 8 to 18 averages 6-plus hours a day which is more than any other activity. In the same article Diaz writes that one third of children talk face-to-face with friends, around the same percentage that talk on cell phones (38 percent) and land lines (30 percent). 80% of children have some at least one social media outlet and over 25% of these children contact their peers solely through social media when they are not in the same room (even sometimes when they are in the same room)

Affects of Social Media on Social skills Face-to-face communication has been declining since devices such as the cell phone and computer have become more popular The ease of being able to express your emotions online with the protection of a computer screen is much more appealing to most people than using social skills to express these same feelings

Why is this such a bad thing? A research study done by Finklehor D Mitchell, gave some reasons as to why excessive use of social media is a hindrance to social skills He stated that relationships online are typically shallow, casual, and short-lived which doesn’t allow for very much room for a relationship to grow as it may if the people were having a more personal conversation than one done through a computer Online conversations lack the necessary tools such as facial expressions and tone of voice that are needed to effectively understand what another person is trying to say.

Overall impact of Social Media on Young Adults Young adults are spending more time in front of a screen using social media to communicate with friends Face-to-face communication has declined drastically in this generation Social media enhances a child’s online skills while their actual communication skills tend to depreciate over time

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How I used my IT2010 Skills… Works cited page to give original authors credit Pictures that were used were found mostly using “clipart” and are protected under the fair use doctrine because I am using them for a school assignment I tried not to organize my thoughts so the presentation was clear There was not too much information on each slide.