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READING 3: Connecting People

(Text by Jain, R. (2010) “Ways Social Media is Changing Your Relationships”. Available at http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/4-ways-social-media-is-changing-your-relationships/ . Last accessed on Dec.25th, 2014.)

1. Answer the following questions using your own words.

a. In which ways has social networking affected social relationships?

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b. What sorts of thing can we do now that we can’t do before social networking exists?

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c. How has Pierre Bordieu carried out his research on the advantages of social networking?

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2.  According to the text above, are the following statements true or false? Justify your answer. 

a. Social networking has never affected the way in which people tend to interact. 

b. Personal behaviours, attitudes and beliefs have changed since social networking appeared. 

c. Pierre Bordieu has carried out research on the negative effects of social networking. 

d. Industries attaining top leadership are those which do not use social networking for business.

e. Thanks to sharing opinions through social networking, better results are obtained.

f. Thanks to social networking, people have established personal relationships more fluidly and easily. 

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