The Effect of Cellphones in Our Society

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In recent years, mobile phones have swiftly become a fundamental necessity in American society as well as around the globe. Since its humble beginnings as an unreliable and bulky device, the cell phone has become an everyday item that is economical and portable. The cell phone began its journey in 1947 when researchers recognized that the range of service areas could be used to increase the traffic capacity of the basic mobile phone by a sufficient number, but it was not until 1973 that Dr. Martin Cooper, former general manger at Motorola, made the first call on a cellular phone. Cooper is considered the inventor of the first contemporary cellphone. As one of the defining technologies of our time, the mobile phone has advanced society in terms of sociability, education, and medicine.
Since its inception, mobile phones have revolutionized society by creating an informative, connected, and participative culture for teenagers and young adults, ranging from ages 13 to 35. This device has been known to maintain and build social relationships as well as enhancing communication and increasing productivity. Kumasi Polytechnic randomly surveyed 250 respondents, and 98.7% of the participants indicated that this device enhanced communication, efficiency, and provided users with fast access to information. A popular form of preserving social interactions is using text messaging as a way to stay connected no matter the distance. In Richard Ling’s The Mobile Connection: The Cell Phone's Impact on Society, he explains how this technological phenomenon has brought the world closer especially “in the United States, [where] people are using up their nationwide-whenever-whatever-anytime minutes to keep in touch across time zones. Teens, who a...

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...radiation. Cell phones cannot cause cancer because they do not emit a sufficient amount of energy to break the molecular bonds inside cells. Considerable research from institutes, including the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research, have also found no clear association between any other electronic consumer products and cancer.
One of the most technologically universal advancements over the past decade has been the mobile phone. Mobile phones have provided avenues for individuals to stay connected on a new level that does not depend on space or time, but is easily accessible whenever and wherever. Mobile phones have allowed social relationships to be strengthened as well as new relationships to be formed, it has a become a part of the learning curriculum, and it has modernized the medical field.

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