How does Facebook affect?
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You see the announcement below in Modern Life, an international magazine. NEW TECHNOLOGY AND RELATIONSHIPS
We invite you, our readers, to submit an article on new technology (e.g. mobile phone, the Internet, Facebook) and how it affects young people’s relationships with family and friends. We will publish one article from each country. You should also make some suggestions on how young people can eliminate the negative impact of technology on their relationships.
Write your article. Write approximately 220 – 260 words.
How does Facebook affects relationships?
In today's advanced technological society, it is disputable that the importance of social networks has been increasing, especially Facebook which is believed to be an effective means of communication that the young can not only keep in touch with family and friends but also share happiness and sorrow. However, it also has considerable influences on their relationships with friends as well as relatives, which should be resolved.
First, this social network shortens space of time the youth spend with members of their family because of their being stuck in the virtual world of Facebook. They waste a large amount of time in surfing Facebook; in other words, they are present in Facebook whenever they are available, even once enjoying a meal or holding a conversation with family, they cannot even take their eyes out of mobilephone or computer screen, which causes their parents and siblings feel treated with no respect and bothered.What’s more, with the appearance of Facebook, every member doesn’t have a large amount of time to talk openly, exchange confidences and care for each other as they used to; as a result, their bonds will become more and more distant.
Another important thing is that facebook leads to overloaded friendships, exerting a negative impact on true companionship.There are both a substantial number of fixed friends including real friends,
Topic:
You see the announcement below in Modern Life, an international magazine. NEW TECHNOLOGY AND RELATIONSHIPS
We invite you, our readers, to submit an article on new technology (e.g. mobile phone, the Internet, Facebook) and how it affects young people’s relationships with family and friends. We will publish one article from each country. You should also make some suggestions on how young people can eliminate the negative impact of technology on their relationships.
Write your article. Write approximately 220 – 260 words.
How does Facebook affects relationships?
In today's advanced technological society, it is disputable that the importance of social networks has been increasing, especially Facebook which is believed to be an effective means of communication that the young can not only keep in touch with family and friends but also share happiness and sorrow. However, it also has considerable influences on their relationships with friends as well as relatives, which should be resolved.
First, this social network shortens space of time the youth spend with members of their family because of their being stuck in the virtual world of Facebook. They waste a large amount of time in surfing Facebook; in other words, they are present in Facebook whenever they are available, even once enjoying a meal or holding a conversation with family, they cannot even take their eyes out of mobilephone or computer screen, which causes their parents and siblings feel treated with no respect and bothered.What’s more, with the appearance of Facebook, every member doesn’t have a large amount of time to talk openly, exchange confidences and care for each other as they used to; as a result, their bonds will become more and more distant.
Another important thing is that facebook leads to overloaded friendships, exerting a negative impact on true companionship.There are both a substantial number of fixed friends including real friends,