Technology And Its Impact On Society

Teenagers in this digital era are introduced to unprecedented amount of information about the ideal body through the use of the internet, which portrays this image through advertising, music videos, and celebrity social media accounts. With the introduction of connected technology, teen’s lust over a body that has most likely been photo-shopped and may be almost impossible to obtain. In other words, Photoshop sucks.

In today’s day, technology has literally evolved into everyone daily lives. The vast amount of information and capabilities now are endless in almost every aspect of life. More and more we are becoming dependent on it and it functioning for us. People now basically lose their minds if their internet connection goes down or they cannot access their Facebook account. Our daily errands from paying bills or going to the bank to depositing checks can now all be done by a snap of a picture or a click of a button. I think is it is absolutely incredible that you can now do all of your necessary shopping for things you want from sitting on your couch and next thing you know they will be at your doorstep with days, and now sometimes within hours. Now with all these great capabilities come the dark side. With all that positive stuff, there has to come the negative. Criminals have taken full advantage of these technological capabilities and used them in their benefit to commit crimes. These are crimes that can make almost anyone susceptible to becoming a victim. This is where cybercrime technology comes into play.

Technology has played a pivotal role in the socioeconomic development of virtually every modern country. Technology allows humanity to do more with less, thereby speeding up the pace of production and accomplishment. It changes the perception of the nation-state, giving significantly more power to emerging multinational corporations. As a result, governments no longer have as much control over their citizens, whose jobs, households, and futures are controlled by these large companies.

As the movie Star Wars was a colossal hit of the generation X, technology has been welcomed amongst the current generation; generation Z, of which myself is included.  Star Wars has gone away as generations have passed, but technology is not leaving. Technology is here to stay, in the long run, technology will only further advance. Technology has made a presence everywhere. Computers are used for a majority of tasks in schools no matter the age of the students, of those who own a watch, a majority of the time have touchscreen smart watches, Adults and teenagers stare at their phones, and three year olds play a game on their iPads. In recent times, there were only landline phones, but those who had one did not have their life based around their phone. Also, when technology began to advance, only those who are at a greater age had these technological devices.  In the twenty-first century, technologies popularity has a greater rank than ever before. Phones are used for everything; games, social media, google, calculators, calendars, camera, phone calls, and texting. As technology has become popular in not only the United States, societies behaviors have changed. This rapid growth of technology is showing major concerns to this generation of young citizens, myself included.

There is no doubt that technology plays a big role in society today. Whether people like it or not, one thing is definite: technology is not going anywhere. Having grown up in the midst of the digital revolution, technology was going to be a part of my life, and it most definitely has. No matter if it is the Internet, computers, cell phones, tablets, video games; I have been exposed to all of them. However, of all the pieces of technology I have used, the one I cannot live without would have to be my laptop. This year has opened my eyes to how important it is to have a nice laptop. Whether I am taking notes in class, doing research online, typing a paper, surfing the web, or Skyping my family back home, I am always using my laptop. Sure, I still use my cell phone a lot, but I honestly do not use social media on it as I used to. So really the main purposes for my cell phone are what they should be for; making phone calls and sending texts. If I did not have a laptop, it would make going to school more challenging, I would spend much more time at the library using their computers and could not enjoy lying in bed watching my favorite show on Netflix. Of course I could handle not having a laptop. However, after completing my first year away at school, my eyes have been opened to the importance of having one, and I have seen how dependent I am on mine.

Being human in the 21st century is a paradox. We long for companionship yet we isolate ourselves. We compete for jobs, yet loathe the workplace. We feel existentially entitled to liberty, yet we enslave ourselves. Technology is a major player in the contradictory dichotomy of the human experience, isolating and enslaving us in its own way. I did not recognize the ways technology controlled my life until the summer after freshman year, in which I broke my phone and was confronted with the task of functioning almost completely without the help of electronics. This experience taught me: though the choice of living under technologies grasp is one I will often have to make, casting away my phone occasionally can have positive effects on the way

Industry members need to be able to keep up with technological advances as they develop. In today’s society technology is advancing at a rapid rate. Technological factors are defined into products and processes and effect both internal and external environments. Technological processes like updated information systems, automated equipment and business processes have the ability to increase profit margins, reduces cost, increase efficiency and sustainability. As technological processes advance so does the need for increased training for industry members and their employees. Companies can’t expect a system to work and provide positive results without knowledgeable personnel using them. When state of the art automated equipment comes out for assembling vehicles it is important to know how they work and what benefits will be received. Additionally this goes for mechanics at dealerships as well. As cars become more sophisticated through computer chips and software, auto mechanics need to be trained in how to work on the latest technologies without causing damage to the vehicle’s main system. Lori Surzyn, a business manager for a Ford dealership in Tucson states “companies end up hiring “sync’s” to teach workers how to use these new technologies” (Lori Surzyn, personal communication, November 08, 2015). The most current technological products are an industry member’s tool for gaining a competitive advantage. Consumer trends keep in line with just released technologies. By adding

Technology has rapidly increased over the past few years and has had a great impact on everyone in several ways. The impact of this applied science on people’s lifestyles has made several too dependent on technology. There needs to be a specific limit to technology that is reasonable but considerable for everyone. This new addiction is truly significant because this modern world of ours can have dangerous consequences that we are not aware of. In the past, many of the machines and gadgets available that are present now did not even exist and much was done by hand and hard work. The effects of technology vary from cyber crime to cost effectiveness. Sure it can be very helpful and cost worthy but can also cause anxiety and even death. The increasing of technology causes increased availability as well as communication. With all of the opportunities people have with technology, several still abuse the opportunity of making life easier to an extreme. A majority of the world relies on technology and do not see the situation is getting out of control and that ample of the use is not necessary. Humans are over-reliant on technology and in order to improve lives, people should reduce its use and return to a more simple way of being.

There are those who would claim that technology has not adversely influenced society in any overt way, and in fact that “technology has made society more durable,” yet in spite of this claim, it becomes clear that the technology/society divide and its subsequent associations have caused a vast number of problems within society today, not the least of which is the blurring of the line between the use of technology and basic societal interactions, resulting in a disconnect in society, the likes of which have never before been seen (Latour, 1990, p. 103). It has even been purported that the inclusion of technology to the degree by which it is currently used, a degree which continues in an ever increasing pattern, serves to indicate that the continued use and continued inclusion of technology within society will only serve to make society as a whole worse for its use (Wu, 2014). Through a review of different ways in which technology has influenced changes within today’s society, it will be possible to show, if not where the balance shifted between the positivity of the inclusion of technology in society to a negative influence, then the manner in which the current usages of technology have served to directly impact the manner in which society currently functions.

History has witnessed have technological advances helping mankind out of different time periods into today’s world. One common theme is prominent throughout the development of technology, and that is the need for the cooperation of others in order to efficiently maintain a state of protection and security. Society values divides among groups to create superfluities that enabled mankind to live on and grow. Although neutral by itself, the manner in which technology is structured reflects the ideals of society which is self-preservation through the division of labour. By observing the work structures based on a global scale, discrete scale and gender, it can be shown how the coevolution of society and technology reflects the past ideals of based on the division of resources such as labour and people. For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction however, so what will also be discussed is the negative impacts of this coevolution.

There is no doubt that technology has been bettering the way that we learn and makes it more enjoyable and easier than ever. No more fear from going to school early, meet teachers and waste time looking for books on large library shelves. Nowadays with the modern technology people save time, money and energy. They can do a vast number of important things in brief time, with a simple click even while staying in their beds. Of course, not everything about technology is good, but it is clear that it has been more helpful than bad. Since its beginning, technology has had enormous effects and changes in our society. It has become so Important in our lives that way over half of the US

In the past century, society has seen great leaps in technology that has connected people together more than ever, it has saved lives and continues to make day to day life simply easier to navigate. However, there are consequences to these advances. With people clamoring every year to get their hands on the newest iteration of their electronic devices, whether it be the latest iPhone, a more advanced computer or a high-definition television society must confront the problems it has created by its own desire for technology. As consumers purchase newer and better version of their old electronics the question of what happens to the old ones is raised. In 2005 alone, it was estimated that Americans disposed of two million tons of electronic products a year and that by 2010 that number would grow to four hundred million annually (Eilperin). This rate of disposal leaves behind piles of unwanted electronic devices and while many of these devices end up in junk drawers there are many more that end up in landfills where their toxic metal innards contaminate drinking water and soil. Or, devices are left to go to seed in some lonely warehouse long since abandoned by its own and there is always the possibility of devices being exported to poor countries where recycling regulations are lacks. The scope of the problem is not small as it is estimated that the hazard created by electronic waste threatens over one hundred million lives worldwide (Wood).

Technology is scientific development that helps solving problems and increases human abilities. In the society nowadays, technologies are the center of connecting with people all over the world and impact our society in a big way. If we look back thirty years ago, not everyone had all of new technologies and knew an idea of getting information at anytime and anywhere from a World Wide Web. Because of these technologies, people have opportunities to improving their knowledge of world via Internet technology and to communicate with people from all corners of world. Smart phone are the fast growing technology among all of the new technologies and a huge increase in the capabilities of our electronic devices. Comparing to the past, people used cell phone only for calling and answering from other people, but nowadays the way of using cell phone have been changed. Smart phone is the multi-tasking device that allows people talking, texting, surfing the internet, and using a lot functions all the time. Because of the easiness of smart phone, a lot people, especially teens, are interested to use its technology to do things. Texting, surfing the internet, and “selfie” have become a trend of teens using cell phone and have played a huge part of teen’s lives.

Appropriate technology term is defined by Willoughby 1990 as “technology tailored to fit the psychosocial and biophysical context prevailing in a particular location and period”. The appropriate technology idea despite to be applicable nowadays first appeared as a concrete movement in the 70’s. Large-scale technology was the main point to be criticized for the appropriate technology defenders. Although the efficiency of big industries (regarding quantity) proportionate strength to economy, other points should be taken in consideration. The appropriate technology movement focus mainly in the humanity beyond the production, the use of creativity beyond mechanical movements, the use of human resources beyond machines, it is more philosophy

“Given that technology and technological systems are important in every culture around the world, it is absolutely essential that they become a primary focus of study.¨ Rodney L. Custer, author of Examining the Dimensions of Technology, uses this quote to describe the importance of technology and the impact it has around the world. Technology has always been an important field of study because of the many ways we have found to revolutionize our way of life. Lieve Van Woensel and Geoff Archer, authors of “Ten technologies which could change our lives”, give some examples of how technology has revolutionized our way of life in ways such as “the ability to discover previously unexplored places, coordinate our activities at home and in the workplace, and communicate with each other instantaneously.” These are only a few ways in which we have used technology to improve our lives. Bill Gates, author of “The Road Ahead” and founder of Microsoft, says that “Technology changes will change how the world works -- how people connect with each other.” These changes have had a big impact on the way the world operates today. Technology has advanced more in the last 100 years than since the dawn of civilization. How has technology been able to become so developed in such a short amount of time? To help answer that question, Justin Cook, owner of Glass City PC, says that “Key industrialists and innovators during the Industrial Revolution have laid the groundwork for the advancements in technology that we have today.” The Industrial Revolution has made rapid advances in technology possible in such a short time period. How will technology impact our future? To answer that question, William J. Kubitz, author of “Computer Technology: A Forecast for the Future” says that “Technology will only continue to improve over time. The ever-increasing complexity and lower cost of integrated circuit and computer technology will radically change our lives in the next 20 years.” Future technology will drastically change our lives in many innovative and unexpected ways. Although there are a staggering number of positive things to come from advancements in technology, there are also a few drawbacks. According