I was in agreement with all of my sources for the most part.
The one thing I disagreed with was in the journal published by the American
Association of Pediatrics. “Researchers have proposed a new phenomenon called
‘Facebook Depression,’ defined as depression that develops when preteens and
teens spend a great deal of time on social media sites such as Facebook, and
then begin to exhibit classic symptoms of depression.” There is no such thing
as “Facebook depression.” It’s called being addicted to Facebook or any other
social media website. Well-qualified researchers and doctors came up with this,
but it seems to me like a computer addiction problem. If the person was being
cyber-bullied, I can see that as “Facebook Depression” or just depression. I
can see how some people may become slightly depressed because of Facebook.
Pictures of other girls may make another girl envious, think she isn’t pretty
enough, and not thin enough. To call this “Facebook Depression” seems slightly
ridiculous and the name seems unprofessional.
Jennifer
Warner stated that when parents and their teens talk about sex, and the parents
disapprove of teen sex, the teens are less likely to have sex. I don’t
completely disagree with this, but I don’t think this is true of every teen. My
parents and I never talk about sex. We didn’t when I was younger, we still
don’t, and I’m fine. I don’t participate in behavior that could jeopardize the
future I have planned for myself. I do have a friend from high school whose
parents did talk to her about sex and showed their disapproval. Our junior
year, she ended up pregnant. Teens may be less likely to have sex, drink alcohol
and do drugs if their parents talk to them about it and state the effects if
they do partake in these activities but that doesn’t guarantee they won’t.
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