Effects Of Technology On Socialization

Online social network has gained astounding worldwide growth and popularity which has led to attracting attention from variety of researchers around the world. In Carla Poertner article,”Is Facebook Making Us Stupid,Boring and Insecure?” She is right on target about youth being impacted over social networking. Social media has influenced youths whether it being their motives, lifestyle, or even a choice and ways of their realizations. Although, some will argue saying that social network is a good influence towards young people it is morally wrong due to getting themselves into addiction leading to danger, lack of concentrating in school, even their physical and psychological health. In other words, generations of teenagers and young adults

As much as I regret to admit it, I’m attached to my phone. I’m constantly reaching into my pocket to check the time, make sure I haven’t gotten a new update, or to send a message. I do this even when I’m not talking to anyone! It’s become an addiction, having to make sure I’m not missing anything, and I'm not the only one who has this problem. Seventy-five percent of the world population has a cell phone, and that number will only increase. With the creation of new technology portions of life have become easier. Technology has changed the way we go through life. It’s made talking to people easier, as well as keeping up with the lives of others. However, the effects have affected the aspects of our lives that don’t include technology.

In this modern age, the majority of society has adapted to social media and the newest technology to fit around our lives. Technology provides tools that are imperative to the making and the use of other tools. It is a tool in itself. Technology is changing rapidly; so rapidly, in fact, there can be cultural gaps between generations. The construction of social media has enabled access to innovative phenomenon, broken barriers, changed our perspectives on ideas, and has even opened doors to new opportunities.

Today’s young adults have a lack of communication with friends and family because of technology such as social media, video games or television. In our society, parlor walls can be seen as those commodities. The large flat screen tv’s or IPads are today’s enthusiast. “Social media in our country and the globalizing world has become the voice, eye, ear, heart, and memory of the individuals. It has aspects which strengthen, weaken and include communication between the individuals and also it provides convenience for time and place.” This, according to TNS Digital Life Research that carried out a study in 2011 and held 1.938.059.098 people that were online. Researchers were able to test how many people prefer to communicate through social media or rather be involved in some sort of social media instead of actually going out and interacting. These studies show and give a glimpse of how many people are more interested to spend time on social media instead of building new relationships. Bradbury’s society and our society and similar because of the lack of communication we have because of some aspects of technology that are similar, which are the parlor walls and social media, television and video games.

Technology and Social Media In the essays, “Technology Taking Over?” by Yzzy Gonzalez, “The Parent Trap” by Clive Thomas and “This Is Not About You” by Andrew Santella, each of the authors write about the impact technology and social networking have on our schedules and the images of ourselves. How technology and social media can be a big part of our life distraction, we put more attention to our cell phones. Half of the time when we are doing homework, talking to our parents or in class all we do is be on our phones, we won’t pay attention to what we supposed to do or not end up listening.

Our society has evolved very much over time. The technology, has impacted it greatly. With technology in our lives, we find ourselves ‘glued’ to our electronics. Now, the question is, what does social media provide us? In Wu’s article, he states, “The devices we use change the way we live much faster than any contest among genes.” Meaning, we rely on these devices to make us happy, and resort to them when we are bored. Similarly, in Castells article, he says, “Media often report that intense use of the Internet increases the risk of isolation, alienation, and withdrawal from society.” However, the article also says that social media has actually “increased sociability, civic engagement, and the intensity of family and friendship relationships, in all cultures.” Answering the question, we actually get something out of using social media. We are allowed to communicate with

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In fact, the quick, simple access to the Internet causes our generation to spend more time online in our everyday lives. As the years go by, technology advances furthermore every day. Survey research shows the intellectual habits that complement them are slipping. (Source 1) This easy access to the information we can learn from has shaped what our society is today. With these new social media, teenagers are glued to their phone more than ever before. Teens then share their creations and receive feedback from others online. (Source 3) Teenagers feel the need in updating their status every second of every hour. Many times pre-teens just create their social media because they want to blend in with the crowd due

This thesis documents the effects of social media on the generations born into a society that never knew a world without the technology and the possible changes in cognitive behavior. The author, seeking a Master's of Science in Education, used several accredited sources to support her arguments. The The paper direct connects to my subject by observing the digital native generation and the changes is social behavior.

The revolution of social media and smart technology began with advancements in knowledge of how things can all come together. We are now in an age where there is technology all around us, and everything has become “smart” including our phones to our tv. Which has changed the way we communicate and go through life. These advancements in technology have had an effect on those of the younger generation seeming to create a sort of dependency on these technologie. The way children behave and operate today are totally different than what is was just a few years ago because of these advancements in technology,

In the article “Are Kids More Social Because of the Internet?”, written by Manton Angus, the author suggests that kids are socialized more because of the internet. He supports his suggestion by describing how social media impacts children. First Angus explains how the internet is necessary for everyone. With all the technology it is ultimately impossible to not have some sort of world wide communication. Next, Angus claims that younger children could easily learn to socialize within the first couple years of their life with a few pros. For example he says this about the internet; “it not only satisfies the child’s curiosity to know more about his world but also offers it in pleasing and colorful way”, which is arguable. Thirdly Angus explains

In the mid-1400’s, people collected novels and spent hours reading in their libraries (Unwin). The same effect occurred with the printing of the newspaper in the late 1600’s (Breig), and again with the development of stationary and portable gaming systems in the mid-1900’s (Kudler). Causes of social issues change with each generation. Therefore, it is imperative to understand that future generations will be brought up in a different world than the last had. With each new generation, there will be new technology, different issues, and dissimilar methods of upbringing, however none of this is should be viewed negatively; this change throughout time indicates progression of society towards sophistication and worldliness. Although it may appear as though the youngest generation is excessively reliant on technology, they and future generations will learn to use technology in moderation as past generations have. Moreover, it is ironic to blame technology for the lack of social interaction in this day and age when social media is such a popular concept; particularly, when social media is in the form of an app and can be accessed at any moment from a smart phone. Countless individuals are able to communicate with friends with whom they haven’t spoken to in five or more

The rapid growth of technology in our society has become more dominant than it was in the 17th and 18th century. Today, technology is used for almost everything in our day to day lives. But the most common usage of technology is for communication and industrialization. However, every good thing has its disadvantage if it is over used, and since technology has become very dominant, it is used by both young and older people but more predominant among the youth of the today. Even more, technology has brought about social networking such as Facebook, Twitter, my space, piazza.com, instagram, tango, and last but not the least texting. According to socialnetworking.procon.org, “47% of American adults used social networking sites like

Over the past decade, technological innovation has brought us into an era in which the social networking revolution is prominent in almost everyone’s life. The social networking revolution is a phenomenon that many people see as a breakthrough in technology that allows for simple communication and an easy way to keep in touch. In reality, this revolution has created a multitude of issues in our society, which people often overlook. This is an especially prominent issue amongst children born from the 1990s to

Technology caused various of changes in this world. In the article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” the author Jean M. Twenge discuss how technology has caused a different effect on teen. “I called them iGen. Born between 1995 and 2012, members of this generation are growing up with smartphones...” Many teens now are dependent on texting then having a group conversation as compared to generations we can see the differences. The generation after 2012, which Twenge calls iGen, rely more on smartphones than earlier generation. iGen use of social media, like Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook, began before they even started going to school. These kinds of uses have caused health issues, and teens are going out less to parks and using less outside resources. While it be safer that kids stay inside, they are more likely to go into depression. Smartphones have made teens less able to communicate, caused a higher risk to their health, and become too much in a iGens life.