Technology And The Social Construction Of A Younger Generation

The Internet Age has become a time in which computer technology has not been envisioned as a luxury, but rather a necessity in many parts of daily living. And as the positive impacts of technology use in the workplace, and education setting, becomes a reality then so does the negative consequences. However, the ability to deal with the negative consequences may be more difficult to deal with for adolescents and young adults who heavily use technology for social media, text messaging, and web surfing. As these impressionable sectors of society learn to navigate their place in the world with the aid of technology, they are experiencing an inordinate amount of

Additionally, social media has the negative effect of addiction. This is presented in the article, “Technology’s Negative Impact on Teens”, by Ashley M. when she writes, “California has enforced a law to prohibit using cell phones while driving due to the numerous amount of accidents.” Teens who drive are so addicted to social media that they can’t even put down their phones. Actually, the reason the law was made was because there were too many accidents occurring from texting and driving. If teens were not so obsessed over social media, they wouldn’t be distracted while driving. Furthermore, in the same source, it accounts, “Even in school, teens are texting during class, distracting them from the teacher’s lecture.” Adolescents who text or

A Book Review on The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future by Mark Bauerlein

Since 1975, the telephone has altered the way youth communicate with one another, and after decades of development it has ultimately led to touchscreen mobile phones which are known as ‘smart phones’. The versatility and convenience of mobile phones has revolutionised lives of all ages, surging across generations of X, Y and Z. However, despite mobile phone technology advancing to the stage where enough is never enough, constantly changing the way people live, learn, work and think. In addition, there is a massive social change between both generation X and generation Z, because of a vastly different methods in communicating via telephone, languages that are distributed, teenage behavior and relationships with others. In addition, Mrs. Nguyen part of the generation X, growing up in Vietnam, was interviewed to explore her youth and her thoughts on mobile phones.

Patetic in his prompt suggests that the advantages of today’s modern, highly mobile society are exceeded by the disadvantages it provides. Patetic supports his position by first demonstrating how the present-day mobility of our society causes people to lose the close relationships that the past was full of. He continues by mentioning how families and friends often lose touch because of the distance between them and thus the connections are lost. The author’s purpose is to inform the public of how our rapidly advancing society can cause people to lose touch with where they came from. The author adopts a pleading tone in hopes that the audience will recognize what is happening and will try to change their ways. Patetic’s stance on this situation is extremely flawed for many reasons and simply is not a rational thought for the twenty-first century.

Millions of people have migrated from all over the world which results in problems and changes in families. This paper explores the immigrant experience in America, showing how immigrants dealt with hardships, adaptation, losing one 's culture and adaptation to the loss of one 's parent.

In these modern times it is no secret that computer technology has become part of our everyday lives. Being an 18 year old kid now I still remember when I was in grade school I didnt have half of the technology these kids have now. It is almost getting out of hand what 10 year old kid needs a iphone and a smart watch. My own nephews are 3 and 4 and they wont put down there tablets ever. They go into screaming fits if you take it away from them.

It is a sacrifice to move to a foreign country and have to change the principles and traditions that have been instilled in an individual since birth. For this reason, in order to adjust to a new culture immigrants not only have to be disposed to discard their original values to adapt to their new nation, but they have to deal with certain barrier in order to assimilate to their new lifestyle. Whether an immigrant is considered first or second generation, the obstacle of learning a new language or struggling with finding balance between the two distinct cultural worlds still remain a challenge.

Move over Generation X and Baby Boomers, the Millennials are marching through and equipped with top of the line technology and...smaller brains? According to Mark Bauerlein, Generation Y (another word for the Millennials) are the dumbest generation to boot. He claims the easy access to technology has made the generation less likely to concretely grasp information. However, bringing up new technology and theorizing that it results in dumber minds is a complete oxymoron, an unbelievable belief! The current generation may have faults of their own, but despite what Bauerlein has asserted, this generation is nowhere near the dumbest.

Could you imagine your life without technology?All the benefits that have come from technology. The etiquette has changed over time, because we have changed our views. Amount of time that we spend has increased, and so has the use of technology. Technology has become more advanced and we have become more reliant on it. The use of it in schools would benefit not just benefit the students but the whole nation. Those future engineers and scientist may have got interested because of the way they learned.

Many have been researching the various problematic assumptions and ideas of youth and the social media, but few have actually been able to prove that youth and technology could be helpful or harmful. S. Craig Watkins and Danah Boyd have accomplished the task of studying youth and social media, and have come to the conclusion that social media has given youth a different perspective on life. In The Young and the Digital article, we see many believe that technology has been shaping our kids. The question remains, whether the social media such as MySpace and Facebook are affecting the way teens ' and young people view racial classes?

Everywhere you go teens seem to be glued to their phones, tablets, or computers. Technology is an addiction that does not seem to be going away any time soon. According to the Washington Post, teens can spend up to seven or more hours on their digital devices a day and the usage is still increasing. Not surprisingly enough, more than a third of all teenagers own a cellphone, ranging from a smart phone or just a plain old-school flip phone. But can spending all that time on their computers and smart devices be such a bad thing? Today’s easy access, always on world presents a wealth of opportunity for teens as students, but also challenges them to retain them essential humanity and unique personalities.

Fifty-one million members of Generation X—those born between 1961 and 1981—have seen the world around them change in a myriad of ways during their lifetimes (Kiger, 2016). Several major historical events such as the World Wide Web (WWW), new technological advancements every six months, liberalized divorce, the influx of women into the labor force, AIDS, pill and legalized abortion, and MTV have changed American society.

Our generation is not, and we trust family, friends and even strangers in digital networks. Our generation does not trust advertising any more. We are most influenced by each other. We have to make our own decisions. Gigli’s paper did not predict how the Internet would change lives. Young people created Facebook and YouTube and all of a sudden we were the ones creating the media. When we want to know what a word means, we look it up straight away on Urban Dictionary. If the entry is not there, we create it. Katniss in the Hunger Games faced many dangerous situations but the children did work together – they shared information and food. They cared for each other even though they knew that would have to kill or be killed in the end. We look to our peers, not authority, for advice.

In 2008 you wrote and published an article online, “Technology Changing Way Teens Think”, about how the over excessive use of technology can interfere with how the teenage mind functions. You wrote about the ways technology can create a barrier between a teen and their peers or family members, but what about the ways that it can bring people closer together?