Research And Describe Does Social Media Create Isolation?

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Does Social Media create Isolation?
Social networking sites (SNS) usually result in a feeling of isolation since they end up negatively affecting people’s real-life relationships. Research studies have shown that increased reliance on SNS leads to isolation since the youth are unable to form strong relationships with their friends, colleagues, and family members. Scholars argue that although there are benefits of using the social media, there are negative implications when it comes to developing, mediating, and establishing long-term relationships (Saleem, et al 41). This is because social networks affect the normal socialization processes as well as the positive developments that are associated with face-to-face interactions and the formation of relationships. This paper argues that social networks lead to a feeling of isolation and analyzes the factors that contribute to poor social development.
Social isolation is defined as a state where a person does not have a sense of real social engagement, true social belonging, and the capacity to form fulfilling relationships. Social media has often been blamed for the occurrence of social isolation for people, especially the youth, are unable to form long-lasting relationships with their colleagues. Furthermore, SNSs have been responsible for increased isolation, which also leads to negative health effects as well as increased risks of morbidity and death (Primack, et al 1). SNSs influence the youth to remain isolated for an extended period of time, which increases the prevalence of certain diseases such as obesity, and mental complications such as stress and depression. Scholars argue that social isolation can be analyzed from two perspectives. The first one includes objective social isolation that causes lack of real social ties, and the second is subjective social isolation that leads to the absence of the feeling of engagement with people (Primack, et al 2). However, the author argues that the social isolation features may relate to each other, but they are not necessarily similar. This is because a person objectively isolated may not be having a feeling of loneliness, while another one who is connected objectively to a group of people may also be feeling lonely.
Studies have revealed that social species cannot live well when they stay in solitary confinement, yet social networks make people to remain solitary for an extended period. The internet has created a situation where people remain glued to SNSs for long, which is similar to being alone in a group of people. Therefore, expansion of social media has led to the spread of a structure of loneliness, yet people continue to believe that they are interconnected with a network of friends (Cacioppo, Fowler and Christakis 977). Furthermore, studies have already revealed that social isolation reduces the quality of life, particularly when people start believing that they can prosper comfortably in isolation. Numerous publications have already shown that a solitary lifestyle increases the prevalence of diseases such as diabetes and this decreases the quality lifespan of people. Social isolation leads to loneliness and this tends to be rampan...