Talk about production and consumption effects related to social media use. The discussion in
class primarily revolved around body image issues. Outside of effects related to body image, what do you think
are the biggest positive and negative production and consumption effects associated with social media use.
Production effects:
1) Please describe one positive effect associated with producing/sharing content on social media (i.e., a benefit
a person receives from sharing content on social media). Make sure you both clearly describe (1a) the positive
effect and (1b) provide evidence that this positive effect actually occurs (the evidence can be a popular press
news article or academic source).
2) Please describe one negative effect associated with producing/sharing content on social media. Make sure
you both clearly describe (2a) the negative effect and (2b) provide evidence that this negative effect actually
occurs (the evidence can be a popular press news article or academic source).
Consumption effects:
3) Please describe one positive effect associated with viewing content on social media. Make sure you both
clearly describe (3a) the positive effect and (3b) provide evidence that this positive effect actually occurs (the
evidence can be a popular press news article or academic source).
4) Please describe one negative effect associated with viewing content on social media. Make sure you both
clearly describe (4a) the negative effect and (4b) provide evidence that this negative effect actually occurs (the
evidence can be a popular press news article or academic source).
5) Provide a link to (or brief description of) an article, video/show, or podcast that does a good job covering an
issue you care about related to social media use and/or effects.
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