Technological advancement has in many ways benefited human society as a whole, and humanity shows no signs of slowing down. However, even though all this new technology has had a beneficial growth on the world and ways words cannot describe, the greatest impact being on the human mind. More specifically and dangerously the minds of the growing youth. Technology has done nothing but make communication easier for people, especially through the invention of the smartphone. Society ignores the social and emotional development of the mind due to this new technology, which can be connected to stress, loneliness, and inattentiveness. Speaking to somebody has turned into a tweet, post, text, or an email. Nowadays a message can be sent across the world in seconds making it possible to connect with more people than one can imagine. Teenagers are the biggest victims of the technological effects. …show more content…
Based on an article in the Huffington Post “The stress gets so bad for some users that they actually begin to feel phantom vibrations, thinking their phone is buzzing when it isn 't”. Mobile phones also bring about a vast amount of social stress among the youth such as peer pressure to own the latest technology, wanting an equal flow of contact, living up to the same status as peers, and the occasional unwanted communication (“Technology”). In accordance to a national survey from CTIA and Harris Interactive 47% of US teens say their social life would end or be worsened without their cell phone (Springsteen par. 3). Although to teenagers, a cell phone is a way of life the effects that come with it are immense. Social media also brings forth a lot of stress, whether called stress or not the need to be popular on social media sites in order to be accepted can cause stress, and self-esteem issues, especially on the developing minds of
This paper describes the negative aspects of the excess use of smartphones. It explains just how detrimental using smartphones and the internet in immoderation is and the long term effects of the mental health of adults, teenagers, and children alike. Going into detail about how crucial human interaction is, it clarifies how necessary it is to moderate the usage of these gadgets, so that our social skills and communication skills are not influenced by the lack of physical and verbal communication brought on by these devices. The damages of social media overload and the reliability on search engines and websites that restrict ingenuity are also discussed. It also goes into the toxicity of the copy cat trends created by teenagers with smartphones. As well as the dangers of cell phone addiction and its link to depression, anxiety, and even sleep deprivation and just how essential it is to be self sufficient in a day in age where it seems failure isn’t an option.
In Jean Twenge’s article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” he says, “More comfortable in their bedrooms than in a car or at a party, today’s teens are physically safer than teens have ever been. They’re markedly less likely to get into a car accident and, having less of a taste for alcohol than their predecessors, are less susceptible to drinking’s attendant ills.” While this does cause them to be safer, many of them don’t develop satisfactory communication skills considering most of them do not talking to others in person. They also do not learn how to use their body language to properly convey emotion. More evidence for phones not being too harmful comes from Lisa Guernsey’s article, “Don’t Take Away Your Teen’s Phone,” she says, “’I know how easy it is to find negativity and hurt on the internet,’ my daughter told me. But, she added, ‘it is also through the internet, on sites like Tumblr, where teens often find comfort and can engage in discussions of how they are feeling.” While this might paint social media usage in a warm light, people should think of all the pain that comes from usage of social media as well. A point from Jean’s article illustrated this point, “You might expect that teens spend so much time in these new spaces because it makes them happy, but most data suggest it does not.” This points out the fact that even though teenagers spend a lot of time on their phones, it is not
As we go about our daily lives we have probably noticed that just about everyone nowadays has their eyes glued to their phone. People are using them at restaurants, at the park and sometimes even at the movies and If we were to observe the dinner table in the homes of most families today, we could probably see the entire family on their phones. Teenagers practically only put them down to shower. Cell phones are used today by young adults for so many things, texting with friends, listening to music, googling information for homework, selfies which they post on overly used social media accounts. Today, we are surrounded by social media. Most teens have on average a Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram accounts. They can stay connected with
The illustrious Albert Einstein once voiced his opinion and stated that, "It has become exceedingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." Einstein’s perspicacious accomplishments have made his name equivalent to “mastermind”. Although the technology was not nearly as advanced in the early and mid-20th century, when Einstein was quoted, his words of wisdom are nevertheless remarkably relevant to the modern-day era of technology, including text messaging and social media. Cell phone and internet usage are arguably beneficial practices in terms of the convenient communication and unlimited issuance of information said technology provides. However, the excessive amount of technology that the adolescent youth is exposed to on a regular basis is detrimental.
In the 80s, technology began its rise amongst society: the first cell phone was introduced to the market, personal computers were being sold, televisions were showing up in homes across the nation, and portable music devices were becoming popular. As time progressed, people have allowed technology to become more prevalent in their lives. Even though electronics have benefited our lives, they also have negative effects on us as well. Technology’s role in our daily life should be reduced because it causes a decline in our reading skills, causes excessive dependency, and weakens social relationships with others.
..., cell phones is what keeps teens tied with other teens through social networking. This creates a virtual fraternity providing lonely adolescent the gratifications of contact with friends. Cell phones among youth have been linked with peer pressure (Wong & Hiew, 2005). They might engage friendships with people who they otherwise not be allowed to do.
Can you imagine not being able to check Twitter, Facebook, or messages for a week? People would feel lost. (Stewart) Society is at once reliant on cell phones and other technology. Cell phones have impacted lives, even children eight years youthful, own the newest phone out. People text more than anything, especially during school because teens are probably texting or tweeting about other students or teachers. When teens get grounded and they get their cell phone taken awa...
The ways of communication not too long ago depended of wires and people being able to connect or transfer our call, or to send a letter that would take several weeks to get to its destination, if it would actually get there. This kind of new communication, mainly social networks, has changed the way people interact, especially how adolescents interact with each other and with the world.
Technology has changed our society in numerous ways in terms of development and it has evolved immensely within the last couple of decades. Everything is becoming more compact, more capable, and more efficient. A simple text message allows us to have a full on conversation with others without even opening our mouths to speak. Apps such as Skype or Apple’s FaceTime allow users to connect ‘face-to-face’ with someone across the country or even across the world within seconds! These innovative and instant forms of communication no doubt allow us to connect in a quicker and more efficient way; however, in terms of ‘connect’ing as a society, one may begin to wonder if we are becoming too dependent on these devices. Are the new technologies that
...r phones update our minds suffer another loss. People are slowly losing their independence to think for themselves and the ability to rely on their own intelligence instead of a computer`s. When this happens, it can endanger the proper development of the personality and hamper the social relationships needed for life together in society. The more we succumb towards technology, the less personality we are capable of retaining. It`s come to the point that the smaller our devices get, the smaller our brains get as well. Technology has vastly improved over just a short amount of time, and societies` dependence on it is strengthened more and more with every day that passes. Yes, it makes life "easier", but the easy way out isn`t always the best way. People don`t just depend on their technology for help anymore. It has come to the point where they depend on it to survive.
Technology affects everyone! Whether positive or negative, we are all affected, how it manifests itself into problems for youth will be studied and debated for years. Balancing technology throughout the educational process and keeping with current trends and uses of technology will affect everyone. Technology has transformed our youth’s daily and social lives. How do we measure the effects of technology on our ability to socialize or have a successful social life? Socializing is not just talking face to face, it’s our ability to interact, learn, and create original thought. Technology hindering today’s youth and their ability to socialize is affecting their capacity to read, write, and communicate. Today’s youth depends on careful considerations for the implementation of technologies. Our youth do not have the capability to convey their emotions through the use of technology, understand sadness, happiness or joy through simple text or emails. Communicating through the use of text, chat, and social network sites is lost using abbreviations and slang, inhibiting the use of the Standard English language. Using computers and hand held devices for relationships, reading, writing, and entertainment, turning them into introverted and socially inept individuals. Current trends resonating from our educational institutions to our workplace can be examples of how technology has altered the way younger people communicate. This tragedy transcends from youth to adulthood affecting the workplace. Social networking sites have begun to take hours away from employers. How do students understand ethical and moral dilemmas unless they are allowed to make mistakes and work through a particular problem? Creative and original thought needs...
The standard 21 year old adults have exchanged 250 thousand emails, spent 5 thousand hours video gaming and 10 thousand hours using their mobile devices (Lei, 2009). When people hear the word technology, they think of microwaves, televisions, cars, NASA, different types and transportation and more. For all that, technology has occurred long ahead these discoveries. Technology is an arguable matter amongst people. .In the old days, people lived an extremely simple life without technology. They used candles to light their houses and lanterns at the dark to travel, they used fire to cook and used newspapers and mail to share news. On the other hand, technology has seized an important place in our society. People are living in a stage of progressive technology. They are using all natural reserves applicable for making their lives better and easier. The society cannot picture life without electricity since it allows them to live through their everyday life. This paper argues that technology positively impacts people’s lives.
Technology – as defined by the US National Academy of Science (cited in Jones 1996, p.17) –
Technology is one of life’s most impressive and incredible phenomena’s. The main reason being the shockingly high degree to which our society uses technology in our everyday lives. It occupies every single realm, affecting people both positively and negatively. There are so many different forms of technology but the two most often used are cell phones, and the internet/computers in general. Today’s younger generation was raised alongside technological development. Kids now a days learn how to operate computers and cell phones at a very early age, whether it be through their own technological possessions, a friend’s, or their parents. They grow up knowing how easily accessible technology is, and the endless amount of ways in which it can be used. This paper will be largely focused on the effects of technology on the younger generation because your childhood is when these effects have the largest impact. I am very aware of the subject because I am the younger generation. Aside from major effects on study and communication skills, there also exist the media’s effects on teen’s self-esteem and mental health. Maybe more importantly, there is our world’s growing problem of over priced and unnecessary consumerism. Over time, our society has created a very unhealthy form of reliance and dependency on technology as a whole. People essentially live through their devices. Cell phones are always with people making it nearly impossible to not be able to reach someone at anytime, day or night. In 2011, there were 2.4 trillion text messages sent, and 28,641 cell phone towers were added across the US. 1 We use our phones and Internet for directions, communication, information, self-diagnosis, games, movies, music, schoolwork, work, photos, shoppi...
In the twenty -first century, teenagers live in a life of social networking and life’s online. It’s hard to believe how much the world has changed over the decades, especially in technology. Technology helps people to contact relatives and friends from long distance more easily and conveniently. People can now talk to each other from everywhere in the world simply through chat and video calls. By time, internet connections have spread throughout households and social networking such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram has increased gradually. However, the internet and several modern technologies have wasted many times and has hurt the society. Social media plays such a big role in people’s lives that some people couldn’t even imagine