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1 online resource : color illustrations. |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Contemporary issues |
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Contemporary issues (Mason Crest Publishers)
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| Note |
Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Overview of social media and privacy -- Does social media benefit adolescents? -- Do targeted advertisements benefit internet users? -- Does social media use detract from social skills and mental health? -- Does social media reveal too much? |
| Summary |
"Social media facilitates the creation and sharing of information and ideas online, through electronic devices like smart phones, laptops, personal computers, or tablets. Today, an estimated 2.8 billion people around the world use social media networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, or Instagram to engage with friends, family members, and even strangers. Yet, the growing role of social media in everyday life has raised challenging questions about privacy, advertising, and the effect on young people that are addressed in this book. The Contemporary Issues Pro-Con series is to give young readers a better understanding of major social issues today. Each book examines four key questions related to a controversial topic, with essays that detail the most commonly heard arguments on both sides of the discussion. The arguments contained within are supported by data from experts as well as nonpartisan reports, allowing to reader to make his or her own informed decision on the issue"--Back cover |
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Social media.
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Social media and society.
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Online social networks.
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Online social networks -- Social aspects.
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Internet and children.
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Internet and children -- Social aspects.
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Social Media.
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social media.
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Internet and children. (OCoLC)fst00977226
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Online social networks. (OCoLC)fst01741311
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Online social networks -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01937592
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Social media. (OCoLC)fst01741098
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Social media and society. (OCoLC)fst02023083
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nicole, Ashley. Privacy and social media. Philadelphia : Mason Crest, [2020] 9781422243992 (DLC) 2018278199 (OCoLC)1131869799 |
| ISBN |
9781422274149 (electronic book) |
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1422274144 (electronic book) |
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