Mind Your Cell Phone Manners We have all experienced the uneasy feeling while having a conversation with someone who is talking on their cell phone with someone else. The conversation can become awkward and unproductive. Advancements in cellular phone technology have made us connected to the world no matter where we are, but when does this connection become improper to the world around us? The desire to be continuously connected with this communication device has degraded our manners. While I’m at the grocery store, my wife can call and remind me about the eggs or butter I always forget to bring home. 15 years ago, I would have never used the pay phones that littered the walls of a grocery store to call and ask if I remembered everything. The cell phone has changed our lives by making communication available no matter where a person is. Virtually everywhere you go, people are talking on their phone, checking their social network, or texting a friend. In addition to the ease of communication with friends and family, the availability to contact emergency services or locate someone in an emergency can help save lives. In her article, CNN’s Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen describes ways of using our phones to aid us in emergencies. By placing medical information and emergency contacts in your phone, medical personnel have the recourses to obtain information to properly and effectively treat a patient if the patient is unable to communicate. GPS systems in cell phones can also help to locate someone if they are unable to give specifics as to where they are. There is no doubt that cell phones have improved the ease of communication, but as easy as it is to be a speed dial away from your family and friends, it is just a... ... middle of paper ... ... the manners we display as respect for others is disrupted by the small piece of technology in our hands. Lay down your phones and remember that undivided attention and respect in the form of manners are still needed in our society. Works Cited Cohen, Elizabeth. “Five Ways Your Cell Phone Can Save You.” CNN. Cable News Network/Turner Broadcasting System. 4 Nov. 2010. Web. 16 Nov. 2013 Eyrin, Pamela. “Modern Etiquette: Mobile Manners For Cellphone Users.” Reuters.com. Thomas Reuters, 22 July 2013. Web. 22 Nov. 2013 Hadgraft, Beverly. "I Quit!." Good Health (ACP Publishing PTY Limited) (2012): 62-65. Consumer Health Complete - EBSCOhost. Web. 22 Nov. 2013. Kendall, Diana. “Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials.” Ed. Mark Kerr. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2013. Print Mintz, Steven. “The History of Private Life: An Overview.” Digital History. 19 Nov. 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2013
In the article entitled, “Our Cell Phones Ourselves”, Christine Rosen describes how cell phones have changed the way we communicate. Rosen tells the readers the main purpose for cell phone use in the past, versus present day. Her purpose is to make society aware of how cell phones have influenced our lives in order to inspire change as to how we view our cell phones. Rosen directs her writing to everyone in the present day by describing the negative results of cell phone use and how it impacts our lives and those around us. Without a doubt, cell phones are going to be a part of our world, but it is the responsibility of every cell phone owner to exercise self control and understand that a cell phone is nothing more than a device.
Little do these parents know having a cell phone is hurting their social skills. Parents are worried about if their children are doing inappropriate things online or going to get hurt by cyberbullying,t when really they are worrying about the wrongs things. Bindley says,“But what about a more basic question like, Will they be able to hold their own in conversation!” (Katherine Bindley) Always staring at their phones texting their friends and peers is making it harder for them to be able to speak in person.Child psychologist Melissa Ortega notices the problems with high schoolers today from simply talking to them for a couple minutes. They avoid conversation by looking at their phones every two minutes to see if they received a text back. Binldey then says, “Another thing I’m noticing is they may have trouble initiating interactions, those small talk situations” (Katherine Bindley). They use text messages for small talk now to avoid the in person conversations. Just making small talk with a stranger when on an elevator is something of the past because of cell phones. There are no awkward situations when people can be scrolling on their phone instead of making conversation. Gary Small said, “We all know the story of kids breaking up with each other through text message. When you have to fire someone or give them bad news, it’s uncomfortable. In facetoface conversation, you’ve
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In a world that is rapidly becoming faster paced, finding various means to keep up with the changing environment is a must. Cell phones are one of the most practical inventions of time that make this possible. However, the subtle effect they have on our culture today, their invasion of our privacy, and the possible health risks they may cause are reasons to reassess the value of this intriguing device. While cell phones may be valuable, they are also potentially harmful.
When cell phones were first introduced, all you could do was call others and talk for half an hour. It was like a brick and took ten hours to charge. It also cost $3995. That’s a lot more than most of today’s cell phones. Even, though it was a very basic phone, it began impacting the world. Now, you could call your relatives and actually talk with them without being next to them. Parents gave their kids cell phones to stay in touch. Now you can contact anyone through your mobile phone in multiple ways. You can text, call, facetime or message someone through social media. Cell phones abilities
In today’s age there is so much controversy on whether or not cell phones are helping the world or destroying it. When cell phones first came out it was instantly the thing to have with no second guessing, you just had to have it. But these days many people are saying that it is disconnecting us from the real world. But even with everybody saying that, a study was done saying that over three-quarters of the cell phone owners asked said that cell phones made their lives easier overall or did not really have an affect at all. They said that it makes it easier to contact family or friends from long distances and are able to keep up with what is going on in people's lives they would never be able to normally talk to without them. In addition, it also helped people who would normally forget about events be able to set reminders and help them not only remember to be there but get there on
According to Rosen, the main reason why people acquire a cell phone is because of security. After the tragic event that occurred on September 11, 2001 in the United States cell phones started to play an important role in our lives. Rosen states that after this e...
Works Cited Childs, Dan. “7 Surprising Ways Cell Phones Affect Your Health.” ABC News. 9 Mar, 2009. Web.
Cell phones have become a part of mainstream culture. Recently they have become more affordable and accomplish much more than making and receiving calls. Along with the growing popularity there is also growing concerns about safety and health. In this paper we will address cell phone history and how they have evolved. We will discuss health concerns such as tumors and talking while driving. Finally, we will talk about all of the technology that cell phones can accomplish such as receiving Email and buying stocks.
Cell phones are among the most innovative gadgets of the 20th century. Traditionally, people relied on cumbersome methods to transmit information and data over long distance, which usually made the communication process ineffective and slow. The ability to communicate deferred from one society to another and some societies had advantage over others due to their superior methods of communication. It was problematic to send urgent messages due to the lack of reliable and fast techniques of communication. The cell phone invention solved most of these issues. It introduced a platform through which parties could communicate instantaneously regardless of their location or distance. In addition, the cell phone technology is globally accepted hence it is a uniform medium of communication, making it both fast and efficient in any given community. Moreover, cell phones opened up room for more technological in...
People may think that digital devices have changed our life a lot, and they can use these digital devices to communicate with each other immediately at the same time. It is true that digital devices are more convenient and faster than traditional communication methods like writing letters. However, these digital devices will influence interpersonal relationships, and people do not know how to talk effectively. Many people spend more much time on digital devices than friends, relatives, and children. Personally, I have dinner with my friends on every Sunday night, but some of them always look at their cell phones while we are eating or sharing interesting stories. It is very impolite, and my interest in this dinner gradually decreases. Moreover, there is a phenom...
“Can you remember the last time you were in a public space in America and didn’t notice that half the people around you were bent over a digital screen, thumbing a connection to somewhere else?” (Fredrickson, 2013, pg. 1). In a world today where sending a text message containing the message “I luv you,” is equally powerful to that statement said in person to your significant other. Today’s generation is surrounded by the constant need to have technology and mainly cell phones at your fingertips. Gone are the days when people would talk to one another whilst standing in line, now it is all about having and using your cell phone to pass the time. All of this takes bondage on having an interpersonal relationship with each other and conversing face-to-face. Mainly, cell phones are a handicap to this and they inhibit the ability for a male to communicate with a female or vice versa, leading to the foreign territory of intimate relationships. The main reaction to this is saying that technology has shaped this motive and texting is a way of life. One can beg to differ saying that there just needs to be a new understanding of when, where and how much a cell phone is used around other people. This understand standing starts with coming up close and personal with why it happens. It can be said that this boils down to it being a physical distraction, emotional distraction, and a handicap to society’s ability to have interpersonal communication.
== == = BBC NEWS. (19 Jun 02 | Health) Fresh fears over mobile phones http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2053565.stm Janice M. Horowitz,(1996) "Crippled by Computers", Weaving it together, pp220-223 It is first appeared in Time Magazine in October 1992 Michael Elstei, "Are mobile phone dangerous?"
Raise your hand if you’re one of 44% of Americans that sleep next to their phones at every night. It’s true, so many of us are dependent on our mobile devices, that psychologists are now calling it the “Invisible Addiction”! Since its invention critics have debated every inch of the cell phone. From its usefulness and size, to its effects on health after prolonged usage. The conversation has since shifted. The cell phone market today is flooded with a plethora devices to choose from, sporting top of the line materials and industry leading software, but this just scratches the surface. With over 968 million worldwide smartphone sales in 2013, consumers are feeding into the latest technology that the market has to offer. Though they may become
Cell phones have changed from an item of luxury to an everyday necessity for some people. Twenty five years ago, a phone was just a way to contact someone. Mobile phones have become one of the most common tools of communications for both young and old. Cellular devices have redefined relationships and social conduct, and transformed the daily lives of many individuals. Cell phones no longer function just as a communication device. Today it has many other uses. Cell phones are used for games, calculators, texting, calendars, social sites, and pictures. In addition, there are many apps that one can download on a phone. Mobile phones help us keep track of our lives.