Questão 2 Unifesp 1º dia
Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram — the social media platform most used by adolescents — is harmful to teen girls’ body image and well-being but swept those findings under the rug to continue conducting business as usual, according to a Sept. 14, 2021, Wall Street Journal report.
Facebook’s policy of pursuing profits regardless of documented harm has sparked comparisons to Big Tobacco, which knew in the 1950s that its products were carcinogenic but publicly denied it into the 21st century. Those of us who study social media use in teens didn’t need a suppressed internal research study to know that Instagram can harm teens.
Understanding the impact of social media on teens is important. A Pew Research Center poll shows that 89% of teens report they are online “almost constantly” or “several times a day”. Teens are more likely to log on to Instagram than any other social media site. It is a prevalent part of adolescent life. Yet studies consistently show that the more often teens use Instagram, the worse their overall well-being, self-esteem, life satisfaction, mood and body image.
But Instagram isn’t problematic simply because it is popular. There are two key features that seem to make it particularly risky. First, it allows users to follow both celebrities and peers, both of whom can present a manipulated, filtered picture of an unrealistic body along with a highly curated impression of a perfect life. Meanwhile, Facebook has been relegated to the uncool soccer moms and grandparents. For teens, this integration of celebrities and retouched versions of real-life peers presents a ripe environment for upward social comparison, or comparing yourself to someone who is “better” in some respect.
Instagram is also risky for teens because its emphasis on pictures of the body leads users to focus on how their bodies look to others. Being an object for others to view doesn’t help the “selfie generation” feel empowered and sure of themselves — it can do exactly the opposite. These are not insignificant health concerns, because body dissatisfaction during the teen years is a powerful and consistent predictor of later eating disorder symptoms.
Facebook has acknowledged internally what researchers have been documenting for years: Instagram can be harmful to teens. The big question will be how Facebook handles these damaging results. History and the courts have been less than forgiving of the head-in-the-sand approach of Big Tobacco.
(Christia Spears Brown. www.theconversation.com, 16.09.2021. Adaptado.)
Facebook and Big Tobacco have been put side by side in the first two paragraphs for the reason that
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neither of the two have publicly acknowledged proven health damage precipitated by their products. |
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their products, though at different time periods, have been top brands in the world market. |
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both companies have admitted their eagerness for increasing gains and achieving success. |
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they have both been subject of articles by The Wall Street Journal, an important mainstream media institution. |
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both companies have been the subject of research papers on carcinogenic illnesses. |
Nesta questão temos no enunciado que o Facebook e a Big Tobacco foram colocados lado a lado nos dois primeiros parágrafos pela razão que:
(Facebook and Big Tobacco have been put side by side in the first two paragraphs for the reason that)
a) Correta. Nenhum dos dois reconheceu publicamente danos comprovados à saúde acelerados por seus produtos. (neither of the two have publicly acknowledged proven health damage precipitated by their products.) Como podemos verificar nos dois primeiros parágarafos do texto:
Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram — the social media platform most used by adolescents — is harmful to teen girls’ body image and well-being but swept those findings under the rug to continue conducting business as usual, according to a Sept. 14, 2021, Wall Street Journal report.
Facebook’s policy of pursuing profits regardless of documented harm has sparked comparisons to Big Tobacco, which knew in the 1950s that its products were carcinogenic but publicly denied it into the 21st century. Those of us who study social media use in teens didn’t need a suppressed internal research study to know that Instagram can harm teens.
Traduzindo temos:
Funiconários do Facebook fizeram uma pesquisa interna em março de 2020 mostrando que o Instagram — a plataforma de mídia social mais usada por adolescentes — é prejudicial à imagem corporal e ao bem-estar das adolescentes, mas escondeu essas descobertas para continuar realizando negócios como de costume, de acordo com um relatório do Wall Street Journal de 14 de setembro de 2021.
A política do Facebook de buscar lucros, independentemente dos danos documentados, provocou comparações com a Big Tobacco, que sabia na década de 1950 que seus produtos eram cancerígenos, mas negou publicamente no século XXI. Aqueles de nós que estudam o uso de redes sociais em adolescentes não precisavam de um estudo interno suprimido para saber que o Instagram pode prejudicar adolescentes.
b) Incorreta. O Facebook e a Big Tobacco foram colocados lado a lado nos dois primeiros parágrafos não pelo fato de que seus produtos, embora em períodos de tempo diferentes, têm sido as principais marcas do mercado mundial (their products, though at different time periods, have been top brands in the world market.), mas pelo fato de terem escondido informações sobre seus produtos, no caso do Instagram, o fato de ser prejudicial aos adolescentes e no caso do Big Tobacco o fato de que eles sabiam que o tabaco era cancerígeno e negaram.
c) Incorreta. A alternativa C afirma que ambas as empresas admitiram sua ânsia de aumentar os ganhos e alcançar o sucesso (both companies have admitted their eagerness for increasing gains and achieving success.), mas não é isso que vemos no texto. No texto podemos obeservar que elas omitiram fatos para continuar gerando lucro.
d) Incorreta. A alternativa D afirma que ambos foram objeto de artigos do The Wall Street Journal, uma importante instituição de mídia. (they have both been subject of articles by The Wall Street Journal, an important mainstream media institution.), mas podemos ver pelo tracho abaixo que apenas o Instagram foi mencionado no relatório do Wall Street Journal.
Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram — the social media platform most used by adolescents — is harmful to teen girls’ body image and well-being but swept those findings under the rug to continue conducting business as usual, according to a Sept. 14, 2021, Wall Street Journal report.
e) Incorreta. A alternativa E afirma que ambas as empresas têm sido objeto de trabalhos de pesquisa sobre doenças cancerígenas. (both companies have been the subject of research papers on carcinogenic illnesses.), mas ao traduzirmos o texto podemos observar que apenas a Big Tobacco foi objeto de pesquisa sobre doenças cancerígenas.