Social networking
By: Lauri S. Friedman, book editor
Series: Issues that concern you
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780737751352
Subjects: Online social networks
Description: Describes the benefits and dangers of online social networking, its effect on young people, safety issues, cyberterrorism, and the future of online social networking.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Social networking improves human relationships / Richard Banfield; title: Social networking threatens human relationships / Madeleine Bunting; title: Social networks boost users' self-esteem and sense of belonging / Martin Pennington; title: Social networks increase antisocial behavior / Charlotte Steinway; title: Social networking can cultivate true friendships / Kate Dailey; title: Online friendships are not true friendships / Eleanor Mills; title: Social networking can build educational skills / George Dugdale; title: Facebook violates privacy / Bob Sullivan; title: It is unreasonable to expect privacy when using Facebook / Ben Parr; title: Citizen journalists threaten the quality of journalism / Frederic Filloux; title: Citizen journalists improve journalism / Jason Stverak; title: Social networking can facilitate democracy and peace in other countries / Kathleen Parker; title: Social networking cannot facilitate democracy and peace in other countries / Evgeny Morozov; title: Social networking is a temporary trend / Peter Schwartz; title: Twitter will endure / David Carr.