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ANKIT JARWALAIR 205· 2025

Question Q5.bGS4GS2

"In contemporary times, social media platforms have emerged as powerful agents in shaping individual and societal attitudes." Do you agree with this view? Justify your answer.

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Introduction

Social media currently has almost 40% of global population as its user and its a way have profound impact in believes and attitude. Voice in conscience reflect the inner predisposing or attitude towards particular ethical issue.

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Main Body

Social media currently has almost 40% of global population as its user and its a way have profound impact in believes and attitude.

Social media shaping individual attitude:

1changing cognition ie beliefs (eg) talk about women right and patriarchal mindset bring social change
2shaping attitude believe custom (eg) social media used to build awareness of about sppation indore in India cooling emotion
3input on behavior outweight (eg) doom-scrolling and follow viral trend lead changing action and

response

imput on social attitude:

1changing social beliefs (eg) voice against caste discrimination Vivante Jai Bhim etc
2bring emotional regime change (eg) highlighting plight of migrant labourers during COVID19

other factor impacting attitude:

1education and school
2home and regulation - cognition
3operant conditioning
4social hygiene and permutation by society

Attitude is shaped by values and it depend on what we hear and why social media presence highlight: we bring and what we believe

Voice in conscience reflect the inner predisposing or attitude towards particular ethical issue.

Shaping voice of conscience:

(A) social environment and rural fabric / property of society (eg) individualism in USA

(B) value education (eg) Harivansh Warthe education model

(C) circumural (eg) Indian value alimcary Otl due to colonial past

(D) legislative and normative input (eg) light to equality Joist principle of equal human value

Preparing oneself to listen to conscience:

1understanding situation showing

emotional competence:

2managing oneself and relationship with others
3evaluation of conflicting value based on individual prudence
4avoiding temptation by showing jurisprudence
5journeying inpaur as well as mean to achieve it → candidly failed dust it you take care of means, end will be automatically fulcrum of.

Challenge to Conscience:

[no choice unclear new challenge conflicting at conscience all unclear (eg) no offqrn at all (eg) ethicsin at all]

Conscience is highest court of justice and it is what should be at peace to achieve (education)

322 words9 paragraphs
  • Provides statistical context (40% of global population)
  • Structures argument into three clear mechanisms
  • Uses relevant contemporary examples
  • Addresses both individual and societal impacts
  • Acknowledges multiple factors beyond social media affecting attitudes
  • Integrates educational and psychological concepts
  • Notes the interconnection between values and media presence
  • Addresses both formation and cultivation of conscience
  • Incorporates cultural and institutional perspectives
  • References educational models and legal frameworks
  • Includes emotional intelligence components
  • Addresses Gandhian principle of means justifying ends
  • Concludes with assertion of conscience as highest court

Topper

ANKIT JARWAL

AIR 2052025

Subject & Paper

GS4GS2

Topic

Role of social media in shaping attitudes and beliefs

Impact of social media on individual and societal attitudes

Mechanisms through which social media influences perception and behavior

Writing Stats

358

Total words

9

Paragraphs

philosophical and prescriptive

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