Nowadays it's hard to find kids without an iPad let alone teens with no phone. This all started in 1973 when Motorola introduced the flip phone to the world. After that the world was never the same, not only has the mobile phone affected grown-ups but it has affected teens the most. Surprisingly more than 50 % of teens agree on being addicted to their phones ( Joyce 1). Therefore the question simply remains Are teenagers distracted by technology? Teens are the next generation of this world, and they are being dragged one by one by the leash of technology. From playing games to texting their friend's teens are undoubtedly getting affected by technology. Technology has affected teens to an extent where teens have been becoming more antisocial. …show more content…
The new handheld devices have transformed everyone's life, and they have changed anything from a child's relationship with his parents to even people socializing, and especially with the teens ability to stay on task. With technology in teens lives, it has harmed them in ways that the world would never have imagined in the past decade, and it's tricky for teens to find boundaries for their social life, and their real life (Joyce 1). This is so, as teens nowadays are more reluctant to go have fun with their friends regardless of them talking with them every day, and they would much rather just stay home and play on their devices or Playstations. This is so, as teens describe video games as “fun” and some even surprisingly say that they feel more connected to their friends online rather than in real life ( Chang). This adds to the point that technology has a huge negative impact on us, leading to the fact that this has been such a crisis that teens are always distracted no matter where they …show more content…
As a matter of fact, teens can be too distracted at times to an extent where they can step in a street of ongoing traffic without realizing. This has been an issue for so long that these people have been described as “zombies” (people who are distracted with their phones and don’t focus on the roads.) now the government in the Netherlands are planning to make a program that they feel may help the “zombies” in a sense that there will be little to no accidents because of phones and more specifically people who don't pay attention to the streets. The thing that the Government in the Netherlands is planning to do is implement LED lights that match the traffic signals exactly on the sidewalk in front of the traffic lights of the street. Some people, however, aren’t liking this idea and are calling it rewarding bad habits, but according to the Safety Administration, 4,355 people were killed crossing the streets because they weren't paying enough attention to traffic (“Dutch Town Aims” 1). This is all due to the new games and applications on the phone and surprisingly teens even admit that most of their time is spent on applications like Snapchat, WhatsApp, and even Instagram. Leading to that point around seventy-six percent of teens around the world use social media and are all just glued to their phone screens and are somewhat “ addicted to their phones” ( Lenhart). The average teen also spends around nine hours
With improvements in technology, it is no surprise that people everywhere are connected with each other all over the world. The newest technologies of today are only continuing to improve, as they are becoming more widespread every day. Smartphones, which are a broad part of this technological craze, are sweeping the nation into the hands of teenagers today, many preferring to use them instead of socializing with people face to face. These improvements, however, come with consequences. Smartphones are destroying a generation by causing the teenagers today to be more stressed, anxious, and depressed.
In her 2017 article “ Have smartphones destroyed a generation”, which was published in the Atlantic Magazine's, Jean M Twenge tries to persuade that phones throughout the years have destroyed generations. To help support this she uses facts and statics and also adds examples of younger kids and teens using phones more and not interacting with people. One of the main claims is that rates of teen depression and suicidal have skyrocketed since smartphones have taken over in 2011. Since 2011 teens mential and emotion health have been lacking and Twenge believes it is because of smartphones. In Twenge's article it states that since 2012 she has noticed shifts in teens behavious and emotional states, she researched more of this subject and traced it back to smartphones.
In a technological driven world technology is becoming something that kids, at younger and younger ages, are turning to. In some people 's eyes they are becoming addicted to technology and in others views technology is not a problem with our youth. Parents and most adults are all worried about this, so to try and give some insight to these worried parents and adults Chris Bergman and Dannah Boyd wrote articles that discuss the use of technology by the youth of today. Boyd uses different rhetorical strategies to try and get her point across in her article, that different societal factors is actually what the problem with teens and not technology, “Blame Society, Not The Screen Time.” However, Chris Bergman’s “Don’t Limit Your Teen’s Screen Time”
In recent years technology has swept over the nation and found its way into majority of Americas homes and schools. I wanted to know the effect that technology has had on children and teenagers. I came up with the question, is technology benefiting or hurting teenagers? With technology popping up around us everywhere today, almost all teenagers in America have access to technology is some form or another. From smart phones to computers, there are new ways to learn, communicate and do so much more.
Everyone has seen that kid with music blasting basting out of his purple ear-buds, girl texting on her phone, and the teen on their phone communicating with society. As a fellow teen, in my daily life, I use technology constantly. Either in school or outside of school. I feel teens rely on today’s technology to heavily that it may be having harmful affects on teens. The youth of today are constantly engaged in technological advancements. technology promote nonstop communication and instant gratification. whether through cell phones, gaming systems, laptops, or i pods. are these technological advancements a good thing? The growth of technology has negatively influenced the social interactions of today's youth because it isolates individuals from reality, hinders communication, and effects the teens learning ability.
The average adolescent spends a major part of the normal week watching or interacting with some form of the media’s products. Video games are one of these media based mediums and have become increasingly popular since the 1980’s. According to a report in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, "Female gamers spent an average of 44 minutes playing on the weekdays and one hour and four minutes playing on the weekends, and male gamers spent an average of 58 minutes playing on the weekdays and one hour and 37 minutes playing on the weekends" ("Video Game Play Among Adolescents"). What can we understand from this evidence? The fact is that adolescents, male or female, are spending tremendous amounts of time each day sitting in front of a screen with a controller in hand.
The change in the social life of children and young generation causes research upon technology’s usage of young people. A recent survey shows that adolescents aged between 10-18 waste an average of six to seven hours with electronic devices like computers and smart phones, which cause negative outcomes such as depression, social isolation, anxiety, insomnia, and obesity (“Technology gadgets steal kids' sleep, shows survey”). The good feeling brought on by the chemicals like adrenaline, dopamine as in the gambling addiction and the joy of social networking sites, smartphones, online video games and also not-feeling alone and freedom in virtual world are the factors of technology dependence. This 24/7 online, connected community is actually a place to escape from stress and bad emotions. The countless facilities and alternatives of the virtual world attract the attention of many teens.
Cell phones have crept into an owner’s possession at all times. “The mobile phone has become a part of us: our best friend who will save all our secrets, pleasures and sorrows” ("Exploring"). Teens have developed the need to know the latest news on social media every minute of every day; they do not want to miss any little detail. Since the beginning of smart phones, high school students have felt the need to have their media open on their smart phone in front of them so they do not feel empty. Once someone has become attached or addicted to something, it is hard to change their habits. Cell phones have changed people socially, especially with the availability to social media with electronics.
Netzley, D. Patricia. How Does Cell Phone Use Impact Teenagers?” Reference Point Press. San Diego, Ca. C.S.A. - 2013 Print.
There has been a long lasting debate in the resent years on whether or not technology has a positive or negative impact on today’s kids. As the years move on, the negative effects have begun to outnumber the positive. The generations previous spent their childhood making forts, fishing, and using their imaginations, contrary to today’s generations who spend their free time texting, playing video games, and watching videos. Damaging effects such as decreases in school performances, addiction to electronics, and lack of brain development have all been linked to the electronic media stimulation. In order to prevent the future generation from following in the current generations footsteps, one must full comprehend just how much technology impacts
According to the Pew Research Center at Harvard University, “78% of teens now have a cell phone, and almost half (47%) of those own smartphones” (Pew Research). There is no question that the number of American teenagers that own cell phones is increasing as technology continuously advances in today’s society. So many developments in cellular technology explain why teenagers crave the latest cell phone on the market. Parents of teenagers have to make the decision of whether or not their teen should own the newest phone.
Mobile phone is a device which allows its user to make and receive telephone calls to and from the public telephone network which includes other mobile phones and fixed line phones all around the world The use of cell phones has dramatically became a new age of convenience for billions of people around the world. Teenagers are the majority of mobile users in the world. Mobile phones have become one important part of a teenager's life. The usage of mobile phones has re-shaped, re-organized and altered several social facets of life (Ravidchandran, S. V., (2009)). When focusing on teenagers’ mobile phone usage, literature has provided evidence for both positive and negative effects of mobile phone on teenagers. In this high-tech world a mobile phone equips a teenager with all its needs.
Technology use was on the rise but has shown a significant increased rate in recent years. Technology was a beneficial tool that was used on a daily basis. Technology industries had developed many devices like computers, laptops, smartphones, iPods, and many other devices that made technology easier to access from anywhere and anytime. Technology expanded every day and the usage increased which had an effect on society especially targeting teens. Teens abused the use of technology that caused them to have serious problems mentally and physically. Teens mainly focused on technology use and caused a social disconnection from the real world. Technology use has a negative effect on teens by causing health problems and social disconnection.
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...
I remember a classmate when I was in high school because he never talked to anybody. He spent most of his time on his cell phone or using his tablet, and he did not do well in school. He was different than my other classmates and I believe that he never felt comfortable in the classroom. Everybody knows that cell phones have changed peoples’ life dramatically. Cell phones are one of the most revolutionary advances in the last decades because they make things simpler and easier but cell phones have a strong impact on teenagers. Teenagers are in one of the most important phase in their lives because they are exploring the world and developing their capacities. I believe that cell phones have more negative than positives effects on teenagers for many reasons.