Roselyn Grace P.

Santos

Eng 10 TTh 1-2:30 pm

The Effects of Social Media on Filipino Culture and Behavior

Background of the Study
Filipinos are very social by nature. With the current advances in technology, socialization
has become highly technological and internet based. Many Filipinos know and use facebook
along with other less favoured social networking sites and applications like Twitter, Instagram,
Viber and WhatsApp. Aside from socialization, all sorts of organizations also utilize social media
in the Philippines. Government, non-government, educational and business organizations now
have their own facebook and twitter accounts. Politicians and celebrities also have accounts that
Filipino people now follow closely more than the local news. Stores and independent sellers
create facebook accounts to sell and advertise their merchandise.
I also use social media often but I'd like to think I can live without it. Some kids are being
born with accounts on facebook before they could understand what the internet is, including my
own cousins. They've never known a world without cell phones and facebook. I tend to think this
is a bad thing because reliance on something that we as individuals can't control makes me
uneasy. There's too many dangers on the internet no matter how useful it is. Almost everyone I
meet has a facebook account and I keep track of my own old friends using it. I didn't know how
to use computers before the age of ten and I was happy playing with dirt then. Now I see kids as
young as four living in a farm nearby playing with a Smartphone. I get worried about how this
will change how they look at life, their life skills, attention span and all the various studies
related to the internet. I hope this research will give me more information and others like me with
the same worries. To know if these are just baseless worries or legitimate dangers.

Roselyn Grace P. Santos

Eng 10 TTh 1-2:30 pm

Significance of the Study

This study is important because as Filipinos, we should be aware of the changes
happening in our culture and our own behavior. Filipinos spend a lot of time socializing with
others using their phones and computers. It connects distant relatives, old friends, business
partners and the like but sometimes we get too engrossed in the limitless possibilities of
socializing with our gadgets that we sometimes ignore what's in front of us. Our senses
sometimes narrow down to that bright screen that we forget to socialize and spend quality time
with the people that are with us. Also the danger of too much exposure to the radiation from
these gadgets is a lingering fear. Even more so for those like me that have long families histories
of cancer that may or may not be activated through frequent exposure to radiation. In recent
years, many changes in technology has happened and one of the greatest changes that affected
Filipino culture and behavior is social media. It has changed how we talk to each other, how we
conduct business and even how we see our country and fellowmen. This study will show the
positive and negative effects of social media to Filipino culture and behavior. As a result Filipino
readers may be more informed regarding the changes happening in and around them. There may
be good things about it that we aren't utilizing and dangers that should make us lessen our
reliance on it if not change how we use and see social media.

Roselyn Grace P. Santos

Eng 10 TTh 1-2:30 pm

Statement of the problem

Social media has changed Filipino culture and behavior in both positive and negative
ways, we should know these changes so that it won't cause problems for us and the people
around us.

Objectives
This paper aims to illustrate the positive and negative effects of social media on Filipino
culture and behavior. Filipino culture is beautiful; we should cherish and nurture it. With the
advent of social media and the ever growing part of it in our culture, we should be responsible in
using it so it doesn't affect our way of life negatively. With the recent reliance of Filipinos on
technology and social media, this paper should give an outside perspective of how it affects our
behavior. This paper aims to give the reader the ability to step back, see the changes in behavior
the use of social media may be doing to them as an individual and as a people and make them
more responsible in the use of it.

Roselyn Grace P. Santos

Eng 10 TTh 1-2:30 pm

Thesis Statement
Social media has changed Filipino culture and behavior in both positive and negative
ways, and should know these changes so that they won't cause problems for them and the people
around them.
Outline
I. Social media has changed Filipino culture and behavior.
A. Social media has changed Filipino culture.
1. Filipinos have become more sociable even with strangers.
2. Filipinos have adapted more western culture since the rise of social media.
B. Social media has changed Filipinos' behavior.
1. It has changed how they change their spare time.
2. It has changed how they react to change and cultural differences.
II. Social Media has positive and negative effects on Filipino culture and behavior.
A. Social media has positive effects on Filipino culture and behavior.
1. It has made communication with friends and relatives easier.
2. It made initiating events and activities easier.

Roselyn Grace P. Santos

Eng 10 TTh 1-2:30 pm

B. Social media has negative effects on Filipino culture and behavior.

1. It has made it easier to spread bad and potentially damaging information.
2. It has become a new medium for violence and crime like scams and identity
thefts.
III. Filipinos should be aware of these changes and respond appropriately.
A. Being unaware of the effects of social media results in misunderstanding and
problems.
1. Some arguments start in social media and bleed through real life.
2. Misinformation through social media is spreads fast and causes problems
outside of it.
B. Filipinos should be careful and responsible when using social media.
1. Filipinos should take personal measures should be taken to avoid being
scammed online.
2. Filipinos should be careful when releasing personal information about
themselves and others online through social media.