I got my inspiration for this presentation from a mixture articles and situations that have occurred in my life. The topic I chose was how social media does not promote social behaviour. I see the pattern of disengagement from society in many people around me as they all focus the majority of their attention on social media. I hope to educate other people on the dangers of social media, and why it is important to maintain in-person connections.

1. Anti-Social Networking
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By: Alana Fawcett
FILM260 Spring 2015

2. In 2014 social media was actively
used by 74% of adults.[1]
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3. Social media claims to connect people
around the world.
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4. But is this social?
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5. Instead of promoting social behaviour,
social media promotes disengagement,
self-absorption, loneliness and sadness.
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6. It starts with disengagement.
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7. “We are... always [online], yet never
fully paying attention” - Erin Anderssen
[2]
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8. 51% of people use social networking
sites while at dinner.[3]
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9. “Sometimes, I get so
deeply engrossed in
digital conversation
that I can only
muster
monosyllabic
responses.”
- Leah Eichler [4]
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10. self-absorption.
Disengagement leads to
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11. “Too much time
spent on social
media sites can
cause teens
to develop
narcissistic
tendencies”
- Blake Deppe
[5]
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12. “Social media so far has encouraged our
shallow… tendencies” - Kyle Chayka [6]
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13. “Facebook users have higher levels of
total narcissism.” - T. Ryan & S. Xenos
[7]
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14. Self-absorption causes loneliness.
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15. “We think constant
connection will make
us li
will make
lonely
but the
opposite
is true.”
- Sherry Turkle
“We think constant connection makes us
less lonely but the opposite is true.”
[8]
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16. “Facebook users had... higher levels of
family loneliness” - Stephen Marche[9]
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17. Loneliness becomes sadness.
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18. “The more people used Facebook… the
less happy they felt” - Maria Konnikova[10]
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19. Depression is related to the amount of
time spent on social networking sites.[11]
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20. References
to depression
were seen on
almost 25%
of Facebook
profiles.[12]
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21. So next time
you reach for
your phone…
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22. Remember the negative
effects of social
media.
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23. This is what social should look like.
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24. Works Cited
[1] "Social Networking Fact Sheet." Pew Research Centers Internet American Life Project RSS. Pews Research Centre, 27
Dec. 2013. Web. 10 June 2015. <http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fact-sheet/>.
[2] Anderssen, Erin. "Digital Overload: How We Are Seduced by Distraction." The Globe and Mail. 29 Mar. 2014. Web. 10
June 2015. <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/relationships/digital-overload-how-we-are-seduced-by-
distraction/article17725778/?page=all>.
[3] Dale, Stephen. "Is Social Media Making Us Less Social?" Social Media Today. 22 Dec. 2012. Web. 10 June 2015. <http:
//www.socialmediatoday.com/content/social-media-making-us-less-social>.
[4] Eichler, Leah. "Sorry to Be Rude, but My Smartphone Needs My Attention." The Globe and Mail. 4 Oct. 2013. Web. 10
June 2015. <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/life-at-work/sorry-to-be-rude-
but-my-phone-needs-me/article14706158/>.
[5] Deppe, Blake. "Do Social Networking Sites Create Anti-social Behavior?" People's World. 8 Aug. 2011. Web. 10 June
2015. <http://peoplesworld.org/do-social-networking-sites-create-anti-social-behavior/>.
[6] Chayka, Kyle. "The New, Improved Online Friendship." NYMag. 24 Mar. 2015. Web. 10 June 2015. <http://nymag.
com/next/2015/03/new-improved-online-friendship.html>.

25. [7] Ryan, Tracii, and Sophia Xeno. "Who Uses Facebook? An Investigation into the Relationship between the Big Five,
shyness, Narcissism, Loneliness, and Facebook Usage." Elsevier (2014). ResearchGate. Web. 10 June 2015. <http://www.
researchgate.
net/publication/220495577_Who_uses_Facebook_An_investigation_into_the_relationship_between_the_Big_Five_shyness_
narcissism_loneliness_and_Facebook_usage>.
[8] Turkle, Sherry. "The Flight From Conversation." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Apr. 2012. Web. 10 June
2015. <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-flight-from-conversation.html?_r=0>.
[9] Marche, Stephen. "Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?" The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 2 Apr. 2012. Web. 10 June
2015. <http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-facebook-making-us-lonely/308930/>.
[10] Konnikova, Maria. "How Facebook Makes Us Unhappy." The New Yorker. 10 Sept. 2013. Web. 10 June 2015. <http:
//www.newyorker.com.proxy.queensu.ca/tech/elements/how-facebook-makes-us-unhappy>.
[11] Pantic, Igor, Aleksandar Damjanovic, Jovana Todorovic, Dubravka Topalovic, Dragana Bojovic-Jovic, Sinisa Ristic, and
Senka Pantic. "Association Between Online Social Networking and Depression In High School Students." 5 Nov. 2011.
Web. 10 June 2015. <http://www.hdbp.org/psychiatria_danubina/pdf/dnb_vol24_no1/dnb_vol24_no1_90.pdf>.
[12] Moreno, Megan, Lauren Jelenchick, Katie Egan, Elizabeth Cox, Henry Young, Kerry Gannon, and Tara Becker. "Feeling
Bad on Facebook: Depression Disclosures by College Students on a Social Networking Site." Depression and Anxiety. U.S.
National Library of Medicine, 11 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 June 2015.