Digital Age And Its Effects On Our Culture

“More than three billion people worldwide now use the internet (Time), and 80 percent of them access if from their smartphones” (Smart Insights). A smartphone is a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, and much more. There is an abundant amount of smartphone brands out there in the world and while they all cost different prices, they all perform the same job. Each person uses their smartphone for various reasons, whether it’s for work or to make calls or texts. Smartphones have changed society in various ways, both good and bad. Although countless individuals think that smartphones have ruined American society, smartphones have actually benefited society because of more safety precautions, information on hand, and entertainment.

Over the last four decades, mobile devices have become the trademark of our society.cell phones and other mobile devices have inundated our society At any given time; we can see drivers talking or texting in a moving vehicle. According to Brenner (2013), 87% of American adults and 78% of teenagers own a cell phone. The scary part is that almost two-thirds of

Increasingly, there is a large dependence on technology today as opposed to ten or twenty years ago. Technology has changed a lot of how life is lived today. It affects shopping, job seeking employment opportunities, entertainment and academics. There is no doubt that technology has set its foundation and is here to stay. One area in which the effects of technology can be clearly noted is in the lifestyle of children. The addiction to technology by children today has increased over the years. This is clearly seen in the developmental progress of children today. This dependence has greatly influenced how children

We rely on our technology way to much. The first thing we do is check our phones, either for alarm or for messages, we don’t leave the house without our phones and

Technology is all around us. Almost every person in the country owns some form of technology. Whether it’s a television, a computer, a laptop, or a smartphone most Americans own at least one of them. People use their phones for business and personal uses. There is so much information is on your phone. You may think that, that information on your phone is safe, but you are wrong.

Privacy is what we love the most about our phones, the private email, text message, or even the picture we put on Instagram. Furthermore, with so much technology and of course the greatest discovery in the world social media, we tend not to pay attention to what we put out on the web or receive from it. My phones know more about me then then my family do, my phone is my personal diary. When I can’t find my phone I have a panic attack because I don’t want nobody know what’s in my phone. In our minds we believe that how will protect our privacy, and although this may be true, there other thing attacking out privacy, like the government, hackers and marketers.

The following authors Sassen, Harvey, Meyrowitz, Mueller, and Starosielski share a common belief that the digital era is experiencing significant changes, whether it is in regard to time and space, or social and material infrastructure. In contemporary society, humans do not have to be as place-dependent, which frees time and space from normal constraints. As a result, this shift in location has an effect on the physical and social environment. Sassen is the author that resonates with me the most due to her view regarding the function of cities in a digital economy.

In this century our culture is changing rapidly. Just in the last 30 years alone our scientific understanding, technological achievements, and fragmentation of values has transformed faster than in the previous 100 years alone. With our express style culture change, one has to wonder what will be said about our culture another hundred years in the future. What is the one thing that has defined us as who we are? A section on our slow ascent into socialism may be in order, or maybe a chapter on our obsession with going green. However, I would suggest that the first chapter in a humanities book of 2113 on our culture title “The Descent into a Digital Culture”.

Throughout this essay I will be discussing how the digital age has transformed society in many ways. The digital age also known as the information age, is the evolution of technology in daily life and social organizations have led to the fact that the modernization of information and communication processes has become the driving force of social evolution.” This is a time period in which we live in now where Internet and email are available; this is an example of the digital age. The Information Age is the idea that access to and the control of information is the defining characteristic of this current era in human civilization.

Are we devoted to our alerts on our phone, yearning for an Instagram like, and completely obsessed with social media trends? We often don’t realize how many times a day we check our phone for any one of these things. Have we gotten so attached to our phones that they have become a part of us? I cant count how many times I have seen a bathroom selfie and a post of someone laying on their bed wishing others a goodnight. The rules of proper phone etiquette have shifted through out the years what was once considered rude and inconsiderate have now become social norms. According to a Mobile mindset study conducted by Security app lookout, 73 percent of people admit they would feel “panicked” while 14 percent would feel “desperate” if they were to lose their phones. What would happen if we chose to go without our phones, could we do it?

Did you know that cellphone are popularized suddenly in recent Africa? According to “Pew Research Center,” there are only one-in-ten people had a mobile phone in Tanzania, Uganda, Kennya and Ghana in 2002. However, the number of people who have a cellphone is growing, and cellphone ownership become common today even two percent of them had landline phone. In the research, they use cellphone for sending massages, taking a picture or video, making or receiving payments, getting a political news, and other ways. As the condition of Africa, people live a comfortable life with cellphones, computers, iPads, iPhones, tablets, and many digital devices as usual. In addition, the number of people who use digital devices is increasing gradually. For example, according to “Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds,” even 31 percent of eight years old to ten years old have own cellphone in the U.S. In the case of fifteen to eighteen years old, 85 percent of them have their own cellphone. In addition, the average of using entertainment media is 7 hours and 38 minutes per a day, and they use much time for texting, calling, playing games, and so on. These researches shows us how big number of child use digital media. When children use them, some people might feel anxiety as “The digital media must affects students badly.” However, this hypothesis is incorrect. Actually, students need to use digital media because using digital media has

Imagine being in a world where teenagers weren't addicted to having and using electronics every day, students may have better social skills and better grades. Most teens rarely notice that they spend too much of their time on their phones. This leads to homework and even chores not being completed on time. When the simple tasks are not finished, cellular devices and other devices are taken away for a consequence. Teens will come up with excuses which will result in a bigger problem. Excuses such as watching youtube or just simply texting their friends. Eventually, arguments between parents and their sons and daughters will definitely occur. Teens are affected by electronics in school and at home throughout the school year and on breaks . Teens are not the only people in today's society who are affected, most of the points I will discuss in this paper will apply to younger children and adults. The school’s involvement and the parents Electronics have became a huge need and want in today's society and it comes with many disadvantages which include behavior changes, failing grades , and mental problems.

Thirty percent of the participants indicated ever losing a smartphone while thirty five percent admitted having used applications to lock their phones. Additionally, about half of the interviewees mentioned they that they did not believe anyone could access their smartphone and data if they were locked. Some of the participants attested to experiencing data loss due to theft and a larger percentage of 70 stating they had experience smartphone damage during loss. Moreover, when they were asked about what their greatest worry would be should they lose their smartphone, some indicated they were not even sure there were consequences while others thought their personal photos was what they were concerned about the most.

The increasing use of technology in the daily lives of households worldwide has led to a heated argument on whether the kids should get to use smart devices like Aristotle or not. This argument came up a while ago when Mattel plans to release a device, which they named after the great philosopher – Aristotle. Their marketing plan fails when the public rejects this device claiming that it would affect the kids negatively by taking away the nurturing responsibilities of parents. (Peachman, 1) It is true that early contacts with advanced technological devices may result in negative effects on the children’s mental health, yet research has shown that technology will also better prepare them for the competitive market in the future by continuously exercising the logical abilities of the young ones.

If I were to ask each of you if you were able to go an entire day without your mobile device, very few can say they`d be able to do so. In fact, in a recent TIME Magazine Mobility Poll, 84% out of 5000 people surveyed in 8 different countires, admitted that they couldn’t go a single day without their phones and a third of respondents admitted that being without their mobile device for even short periods of time leaves them feeling anxious. It is clear that whenever we`re waiting for those last five minutes before the bell rings to every class, our automatic impulse is to reach for our phone. Do you really need to check anything that important? The sad truth is that we have become far too dependent on our phones. The fear that we might miss the latest gossip, or the most recent updates on all of our social webesites seems more like an addiction than anything else. We`ve clouded our vision as to what is really important, and that is-quality human interaction.