{"id":34915,"date":"2023-09-29T02:42:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T02:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/social-media-social-network-sites-and-well-being-the-role-of-social-connection\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T02:42:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T02:42:40","slug":"social-media-social-network-sites-and-well-being-the-role-of-social-connection","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/social-media-social-network-sites-and-well-being-the-role-of-social-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media:  &#8220;Social Network Sites and Well-Being: The Role of Social Connection&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tbody style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 3px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><label style=\"padding: 0px 0px 7px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.7rem; line-height: 1rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Instructions<\/label><\/td>\n<td style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 0px 3px 1.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: 1.47; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This assignment consists of two parts:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-left: 15px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A proposal for your research essay:&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">250-300 words (10% of final grade)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 15px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An annotated bibliography including three research articles:<\/span>&nbsp;200-250 words; i.e. each annotation will be 50-60 words&nbsp; (10% of final grade)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Choosing a Topic:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Choose a research topic from&nbsp;<strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">one<\/strong>&nbsp;of the following four areas.&nbsp; These research areas are related to assigned readings in the course.&nbsp; The course readings provide a launching point for thinking about your research topic but should not be included in your research sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Food:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;The Psychology of Eating Animals&#8221; (page 284) asks us think about our relationship with food.&nbsp; You might decide to investigate the food industry, food security (or insecurity), or some other question related to food.<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The Truth and Reconciliation Commission:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8220;Canada 150 and the Truth about Reconciliation&#8221; (page 272) criticizes the Canadian government&#8217;s failure to implement the recommendations of the TRC.&nbsp; You might investigate the purpose of the TRC, the outcomes, the success and\/or failure of the commission, or another related question.<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Climate Change:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8220;Debunking the Myths&#8221; (page 259) refutes false claims about climate change. You might investigate the impact of climate change, climate change denial, responses to climate change, or another issue related to this topic.<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Social Media:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8220;Social Network Sites and Well-Being: The Role of Social Connection&#8221; (page 304) argues that social media has positive and negative impacts on well-being.&nbsp; A fourth topic area for your research is social media, how it impacts society, mental health, or human communication, or another question related to the use of social&nbsp; media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"font-size: 17.8px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"font-size: 17.8px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Assignment Instructions<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1. Once you have selected a topic area for your research essay, do some preliminary reading on that topic and&nbsp;<strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">narrow your focus<\/strong>&nbsp;based on your reading.&nbsp; The topics listed above are very broad, and you will need to refine the one you have chosen to focus on a specific research question.&nbsp; Reread pages 63-64 in&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Becoming an Active Reader&nbsp;<\/em>on how to narrow a topic so the scope of your essay is appropriate for a 1200 -1400 word paper and your essay has a clear and specific purpose.&nbsp; Here are three examples of how topics might be narrowed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Truth and Reconciliation Commission &#8211;&gt;&nbsp; Impacts on education&nbsp; &#8211;&gt;&nbsp; How successful has Canada&#8217;s education system been in responding to the TRC calls to action?<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Food&nbsp; &#8211;&gt;&nbsp; Vegetarianism&nbsp; &#8211;&gt;&nbsp; How widespread is vegetarianism in Canada and what are Canadians&#8217; reasons for eating plant-based diets?<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Climate Change&nbsp; &#8211;&gt;&nbsp; Climate change denial &#8211;&gt;&nbsp; What (or who) is behind the climate change denial movement in North America?<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Limit your search for sources at this point to the&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto;\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/libguides.nic.bc.ca\/az.php&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696040069172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0vXks6SEI8Fl-SqIdwkyS9\">Articles and Databases<\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;in the NIC Library.&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">I strongly recommend that you contact a librarian for help narrowing your research topic and locating research sources.&nbsp; Follow this link:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/library.nic.bc.ca\/researchhelp&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696040069173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3PmLXs4M0IiT01CXcuatpv\">https:\/\/library.nic.<wbr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">bc.ca\/researchhelp<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">2. Select three academic, peer-reviewed journal articles directly related to your narrowed topic. You will eventually be required to use five research sources (all from the NIC databases and at least four of which must be peer-reviewed) in your essay, but need only include three sources in your proposal for this assignment.&nbsp; These articles MUST be available through the NIC Library website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3. Write a research proposal including the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-left: 15px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Topic<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 15px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Purpose<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 15px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Description<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 15px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Tentative Thesis Statement and Central Questions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 15px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Annotated Bibliography<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4. See the&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mycourses.nic.bc.ca\/content\/enforced\/25025-ENG-115-CVS1.2023FA\/csfiles\/home_dir\/courses\/120814\/Sample%2520Research%2520Proposal.docx?_%26d2lSessionVal%3DluCc7v1MdSJEIVQFmHV0yAJ2u&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696040069173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0tnR6BmSaa5R5y6piZ-qyt\">Sample Research Proposal.docx<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">5. Include an annotated bibliography with your proposal. This means 2 or 3 sentences following each bibliographic entry in which you state the thesis, main points, and conclusion of the article.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6. Format the annotated&nbsp;bibliography using the American Psychological Association style.&nbsp; Follow the guidelines for APA formatting of references on pages 87-88 of&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Becoming an Active Reader.<\/em>&nbsp;The sample you will rely on for this assignment is &#8220;Journal Article (Print or Online)&#8221; on page 88.&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/em>APA guidelines are also available on the NIC library website:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/library.nic.bc.ca\/apa7th&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696040069173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3a1eowqf6IuR7yrTj8mGui\">https:\/\/library.<wbr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">nic.bc.ca\/apa7th<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The research proposal is your initial attempt to become clear about the purpose and direction of your research. It also requires you to begin to select relevant research sources. You will almost certainly adjust your focus and fine-tune your thesis and central questions as you do more reading. You will also add more sources to your bibliography and may even replace some of the sources included in your proposal. Obviously, doing your proposal and bibliography carefully will save you time later in the process. Remember you are limited to articles in the library databases for this assignment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your final research essay will be approximately 1200 &#8211; 1400 words long and include a minimum of five sources. 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