Are social networking sites harmful? / Stefan Kiesbye, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011. - 93 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Mass media .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Social networking sites help students gain important skills / Lauren Gerber -- Social networking sites can limit interpersonal skills and physical activity / Sue Scheff -- Social networking sites harm children's brains / David Derbyshire -- Social networking sites can be forums for cyberbullying / Abraham Foxman and Cyndi Silverman -- Social networking sites cannot be blamed for bullying / Kate Harding -- Schoolchildren are not ready for social networking / Kari Henley -- Social networking sites can be hunting grounds for sexual predators / John Kreiser -- The fear of social media is unfounded / Curtis Silver -- Social networking sites are increasingly frequented by stalkers / National Center for Victims of Crime -- Social networking sites are addictive / Sam Leith -- Social networking sites give users an inflated sense of self / Debra Ronca -- Students admitted early to college network on Facebook / Jenna Johnson -- Social spam is pervasive / Chris Wilson -- Pro-anorexia sites should be banned / Sarah Menkedick -- Pro-anorexia sites should not be banned / Angie Rankman.

ISBN: 9780737751321 (pbk.) 0737751320 (pbk.) 9780737751314 (hc) 0737751312 (hc)

LCCN: 2010024368

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Online social networks.
Internet and children.
Internet and teenagers.
Internet--Safety measures.

LC Class. No.: HM742 / .A74 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 302.30285