New technology always causes generation fear, and the advent
of social networking has seen much the same, with many of the older generations
fearing that the technology is making teenagers unable to deal with face to
face contact. The reality however is much different – and much more positive.
Social scientists studying young people have found that
digital use by teens is both inventive and beneficial in social and even
educational terms. The Pew Research Center sees no evidence for the idea that
networking is cutting down real world communication either, which found that
those who text most avidly are actually more likely to spend real time with
their friends. Rather than social networking replacing “proper” socializing, it
is merely augmenting it. Children still spend plenty of time in face to face
interaction, and as they grow older and receive more freedom from their
parents, it is common for them to cut down on their online social networking.
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