Social Media Controversies and Impact

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Course Outline

  1. Social media controversy
  2. Social media usage survey
  3. Perceptions of social media effects
  4. Instagram and mental health
  5. Nuanced view of digital media
  6. Cyberbullying and suicide story

1. Social media controversy

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Social media dilemma: A debate about whether social media helps or harms people, especially adolescents.
  • Social media controversy: A public dispute that weighs potential benefits of social media against potential negative effects.
  • Moral panic: A collective fear that frames a group and its behaviors as dangerously harmful, often exaggerating direct causes.

Essential Points

  • The texts frame the social-media question as difficult because both advantages and disadvantages are often argued.
  • The dossier presents multiple perspectives rather than a single “effects only” conclusion.
  • Social researchers, psychologists, and sociologists are described as increasingly interested in this social phenomenon.

Memory Hook

Dilemma = benefits vs harms; controversy = the fight over which wins.

2. Social media usage survey

Key Concepts & Definitions

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Practice quiz preview

1. What is a social media controversy?

2. What does the term moral panic describe in the context of social media debates?

3. Which set of platforms was students asked to rank from most used to least used?

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Social media dilemma — definition?

Debate over benefits versus harms.

Social media controversy — role?

Public dispute weighing pros and cons.

Moral panic — effect?

Exaggerated collective fear.

Ranking question — purpose?

Order social platforms by usage.

Daily time categories — use?

Classify daily social media use.

Perceived main advantage — choice?

Students select social media benefit.

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