Well Connected? The Biological Implications of ‘Social Networking’
This article was adapted from Aric Sigman in the book named ‘Reading & Writing’. According to many researches, the author found out that the pronounced changes in the social networking had caused numerous biological implications in people’s daily life. In terms of the social networking, now people spend more time on electronic devices no matter where they are, instead of talking to others face-to-face. There is a graph that predicts the negative relationship between the social interaction and the mobile media use. This phenomenon brings about great effects on the relationship between people, and causes some physical and psychological damage. Especially for the family, couples spend less time in one another’s company; there is increasing distance between parents and children. What’s more, young children are influenced by the mobile devices during the key stage of their growth.…show more content… In terms of the senile dementia, my grandfather can prove that social networking really works. Every afternoon, he plays the mahjong, a popular game in China, with his neighbors. Not only do they exercise their brain, but they also share the interesting things about their life and strengthen the connections between them. Though my grandpa is near eighty, he is as healthy as the young people.
In addition to the senile dementia, social networking affects the immune system as well. There is news, reporting that strong social interaction can be helpful to the recovery of the various diseases. I remembered that I had read the amazing news several years age. It said an old man recovered from terminal cancer after traveling around the world. On the road, he met many nice and friendly people and built a good relationship with them. In my eyes, it is the warm friendship and the optimistic attitude that creates the
