Impacts of Facebook on Family Relationship: Research Report

Running head: IMPACTS OF FACEBOOK ON FAMILY AND FRIENDS 1
Research Report on Impacts of Facebook on family Relationship
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Abstract
There have been a continuous growth in the use of social mead especially Facebook in
the recent times. Social media has significantly contributed in communication and linking people
globally. It is associated with negative impacts as well. This study is designed to investigate the
impact of Facebook on family relationship. This has been achieved by qualitative analysis. By
doing so, two major questions were generated to aid in the research. A number of literatures were
collected using reference management applications. Findings of the research demonstrated that
Facebook has high influence on the family relationship.
Keywords: Impact of Facebook, family relationship, impacts of Facebook on family
relationship.

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Table of Contents
Abstract....................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction.................................................................................................................. 3
Aim of the research..................................................................................................... 4
Research questions...................................................................................................... 4
Literature review............................................................................................................ 4
Methodology................................................................................................................. 7
Findings and Discussion................................................................................................... 8
Positive impacts of Facebook on family relationship...........................................................9
Negative Impacts of Facebook on Family relationship......................................................10
Conclusion.................................................................................................................. 12

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Research Report on Impacts of Facebook on family Relationship
Introduction
The use of Technology has come about with its impacts in society and has significantly
changed people's way of life. It has also cause impacts on relationship between friends and
families. With more discoveries, we find some negative impacts. Therefore, we can say that
technology has become a blessing for all. It also seems to be a burden to some individuals as
justified by the discoveries made. This paper will discuss the impact of social media (Facebook)
in communication with the family.
Facebook is a social media site that has linked may people across the globe, it enables
people to post links to interesting content or news on the web, comments, chat live, share or view
photographs and short-form videos. Facebook posts can either be made public or be shared
among the selected group of people or persons. Facebook use has improved since its existence.
As it began as a school; based social network in 2004 at Harvard University then later opened to
anyone thirteen years and above in 2006.
The Facebook platform of communication accommodates every user from the school
children to old aged users. People express their ideas, feelings, and sorrows via their post in the
media, for example, the images, written poem, and songs, videos and status updates. People also
do business through the use of facebook.one post an item/items on sale and another person
orders.
The use of Facebook has made it easy worldwide to share stories, hence making stories
popular as it’s easy to communicate. It also helps in updating people on some events and news.
Through the use of this platform people also make new friends, and not to forget others even get
their couples thereafter becoming friends. It has posed significant ramifications on family