Soc 100 Week 3 Assignment Networking

SOC 100 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Online Social Networking Name Course Tutors Name Date Facebook A Sociology Perspective Social interactions in information age is both fascinating and worrying at the same time. When we look at the potential effects of online social networking on face-to-face interaction, we got a challenge. Face book just like any other social media is slowly changing the actual outlook of the fabric of communication. It is depraving society that closely knit tie of the community. People are gradually being displaced and separated from their families through social media. That close link of family ties and values is today weakened if not torn apart. The aspect of face to face communication is about practical observation of either body language or facial expressions (Negroponte, 1995). Social media has broken this rule such that it is so difficult today to determine whether someone is truthful about what they say as they speak while hidden somewhere behind the computer. The presence of face book and other associated media online have greatly contributed to the degradation of the quality of communication. Sensationalism and gossip seems to take center stage at the expense of credible communication. Social networks are just