Cowardly Communication

Communication makes the world go round. Without communication, the world as we know it would not be the same. There has been much advancement in technology that has changed the way we communicate, but that is not necessarily a good thing. The most prevalent source of communication in our world today is the cellphone. With a cellphone, a person is able to call, text, email, play games, and with the many advancements the list continues to grow. Cellphones may have increased the opportunity to communicate, but more importantly it has decreased the quality of our communication.
For some people, the thought of not having a cellphone is preposterous. According to Carol Cooper, an associate professor of Mass Communication at Rochester College, the current generation cannot even fathom what it is like to not have a cellphone (“Generation Net”). Starting at a young age, children are taught to depend on their cellphone. Because children tend to look at their parents as examples, those children will see the importance of cellphones in everyday life because of their parents’ actions. According to Abu Sadat Nurullah, a PhD student focusing on Sociology of Health and Well-being, found that, for females, the cellphone is a way to stay in touch with the world. For boys, it is nothing but a toy (“Agent of Change”). Although boys and girls look at cellphones differently, both groups still use the cellphone for the feeling of staying in touch with the world. No matter reason why cellphones are used, they bring people together. Nurullah also found that cellphones are the ties that keep friends together (“Agent of Change). Instead of creating relationships based on face-to-face interactions, people are starting to depend on cellphones to develop relationships. Research conducted by Aimee Miller-Ott, a Professor with a PhD in Communication Studies, found that people like to use