#1) in a study done by the University of Michigan geared towards college-aged individuals, researchers found that the more that these individuals used Facebook, the worse they felt. Researchers conducted testing on 82 people. Their happiness was then measured by said researchers texting them five times a day for two weeks. It is determined that people felt a sense of unhappiness with themselves due to social comparison. By looking at what everyone else is up to, they get a glimpse into the fun and amazing things that they aren’t doing. However, Facebook, and social media for that matter, is where people can essentially post the highlight reels of their life. Meaning, social media is only showing the good that people are encountering, rather than the other struggles that they are possibly facing. If we look at this situation using conflict theory, this would further prove the idea that although socialization is important, social inequalities also play a role in socialization. Rather, the idea of social inequalities have a big impact on this situation, because people are comparing their average or worst moments in life to other individuals best moments in life.
Reference to use: Facebook Makes Us Sadder And Less Satisfied, Study Finds
https://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/08/19/213568763/researchers-facebook-makes-us-sadder-and-less-satisfied
#2) Technology has taken a great change in our society because it is affecting the society starting with the house hold. This is where we see due to the new technology devices, families don’t have time or spend time together because each and every member is hooked up internet. Life style is changing as the technology upgrades. Those who created Facebook, tweeters and google came up with those ideas in order to be able to make communication better but instead it changed the socialization to be screen talk instead of face to face. Come to think family members texting while in the same house instead of face to face. As a result conflict theory comes up and many more websites are now available because people want to see who is more powerful. And one of the speakers Dawesar calls digital now a stream of tie that is parallel to the present but also a competition with it.
We see conflict perspective coming in because those who are in power want to control everything that can suit their lives but also to control in order to maintain peace too. We have the case of CIA agent who leaked information as a good example of how technology can be a threat and why the people in power has to take control. Many years ago before the invention of computers and phones there was not much conflict in our society because the communication was not that good. Nowadays technology has taken communication to different level and the more it is getting better the more the conflicts. those who are in power has to step in to take control because they do not want their businesses to be in jeopardy due to the increased cyber insecurities.
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