What Effect Are Cellphones Having On The Millennial Generation?

The world has changed greatly in the last few centuries due to remarkable inventions. In the article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?,” Jean M. Twenge argues that the smartphone in particular has made a significant impact on the world, specifically in adolescents growing up at this time. Twenge’s argument that cell phones have drastically changed the way today’s adolescents think and behave is not entirely effective because she overlooks certain aspects in her claim that teenagers are physically safer than ever. She also only includes one piece of evidence that somewhat contributes to her claim that smartphones are decreasing the mental health of teenagers. Additionally, her substantial presumptions that decreased social ability results

Over the past decade, we have integrated technology into many parts of out lives. We use our cell phones for everything from finding directions, to taking pictures of moments you do not want to forget. Everywhere you go, you cell phone goes with you, if you forget it at home, somehow we feel naked without it. Cell phones have become so powerful and useful for so many things other than just making phone calls; I do not even know why we still call them phones. With that, we have the right to feel secure and free from unwarranted searches though our cell phones and electronic devices.

In September 2017, Jean M. Twenge articulates the development of generation “iGen” in the article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?”. In the article Twenge talks about post-Millennials and how they are generally safer and cleaner then past generations have been. The facts Twenge provides are enlightening to the problem areas that need improvement in this generation. Generation “iGen” has become more dependable of technology and has been spending time with technology more than ever before. This generation has become powered by their smartphones; it has changed the way several people live today and has brought many individuals to a point of mental illness.

“Put down the phone, turn off the laptop, and do something-anything-that doesn’t involve a screen” (Twenge 63). It is astonishing the amount of time teens spend on phones. Jean Twenge discusses the negative effects smartphone usage has created among the young and past generations in the article, “Has the Smartphone Destroyed a Generation”. The purpose of Twenge’s article is to aware readers about the many issues the smartphone usage has created on generations. Twenge narrates different stories about young teen’s experiences with phones and social media. Twenge also provides readers with statistics and some studies of many effects caused by smartphones. Twenge gives emphasize to differences between generations. According to Twenge, today’s

In her article “The Tethered Generation” for HR Magazine in May 2007, freelance writer Kathryn Tyler asserts that due to the fact that millennials grew up with new technologies such as the cell phone and internet, many of the skills they need to integrate into the workforce is severely lacking. She goes on to support this argument by addressing millennial connectivity and helicopter parents. With Tyler’s background in human resources and training and her proclamation of being member of generation X, Tyler shares her observation that millennials entering the workforce are tethered to technology, which in turn effects their work, communication, and decision making skills in and out of the office. By supplying the reader with information about these transgressions, Tyler builds her claim that HR professionals should work harder to accommodate the millennials’ shortcomings. She appears to write in hopes of HR professionals understanding why Millennials have developed into the people that they are in order to provide HR professionals with a better understanding of them and to teach these professionals how to deal with their millennial employees. Tyler’s explicit argument, which effectively appeals to her audience’s perception of millennials, is supported by an appeal to ethos in which she employs statements from credible professionals to optimize her argument. This strategy of opting to sparingly use her own voice in the text poses a unique method of making her audience more

Many employers are challenged with handling the millennial due to the lack of proper understanding of this generation since there is plenty of myths, propagated through anecdotes and assumptions. However the separation of the myths and the facts is important for an organization so as

According to Washington State University (n.d.), traits of Millennials often include individuals that are: diverse, multitasker, group-oriented, collaborative, confident, value lifestyle, and impatient. These traits can be both a strength and weakness to their overall learning. The ability for Millennials to be multitaskers, collaborative, diverse, and group-orientated can be a strength in their overall learning ability. Many courses and programs allow for group-work and many students not only go to school, but work part or full-time jobs, which makes being able to multitask responsibilities a key component to many students success. However, one weakness is the Millennials impatient tendencies, their high value of their lifestyle, and their value of peer opinion, which could allegedly be a weakness to their overall learning ability (Washington State University, n.d.).

The Millennials are stereotyped as lazy, slackers, financially unstable, unprepared for the real world, and many other things. This group of individuals is so large that it is absolutely absurd to classify millions and millions of people these mean stereotypes. “Today, “young people are far more heterogeneous than they were a few decades back,” Mr. Coupland wrote in an email. “It seems pointless to lump them all into one creative slot” (Marikar).” One key difference that this generation brings to the table is that they are excellent at multitasking. Most of the Baby Boomer generation just looks at the word multitasking as an excuse to be on a smartphone, tablet, and computer all at once when in reality it’s more than that. Other generations can view technology as a disadvantage because they feel you are less

Over the next decade, it will be a challenge for employers to attract, keep, and develop a skilled work force for numerous different reasons ranging from the evolution of technology to fewer foreign students coming to America for work. Adding to the problem, companies are finding themselves managing four generations of workers. Based on their generation’s life experiences, each group has its own diverse characteristics, standards, and attitudes towards work. The four generations are as follows: Silents (1925-1946), Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Generation Xers (1965-1980), Generation Ys or Millennials (born after 1980). It is up to management to relate and motivate employees of different age groups. The purpose of this paper is to inform readers

Throughout Simon Sinek’s speech regarding the topic of millennials within the workplace, he makes his claim very clear that Millennials disadvantages can be directly correlated to the failed parenting strategies, the advancement of technology, and lastly the environment created by big corporations which hire millennials. Sinek states that these negative factors cannot be blamed on Millennials, but rather the older generations. I wholeheartedly agree with Simon Sinek on his position over this argument because I myself am a millennial who has observed and experienced the claims which he makes. I have felt the failure of parenting systems which gave me a sense of entitlement, I have observed the powerful impact technology has taken over my generation

Gloria Larson discusses that it is often noted that recent graduates of college have a high unemployment rate, causing people to wonder if college is preparing students for the workforce. She stresses that she believes students are prepared, based off of her school. Even so, she asks the question “what will it take to ensure that millennials are fully prepared in the workplace?” Larson then explains that a research company, called KRC Research took a survey of 3000+ stakeholders to look into this question. This survey hit on a key point: businesses vary on skills expected from their new hires, however most said they agree that new hires should have both hard and soft skills. The study also noted that more than half of business leaders prefer

The so called millennial generation, also referred to as Generation Y and commonly called the Net generation, due to the effect of the internet, are made up of citizens in the United States born between the years 1978 and 1999. This generation has become very familiar with technology because they have grown up with it. They were raised with this new technology such as e-mail’s, instant messaging, and even cell phones. Not all of these new devices have been helpful. In the workforce specifically things have changed especially with communication. Many business had to change their ways of “running the firm” to adapt to the new generation. Business are struggling to adapt to their technological ways, and the effects

Now a days our generation spends about almost every hour of the day on their smart phones or tablets. You can see them texting at a restaurant while their having lunch with a friend or even driving as they look through their social media like Twitter and Instagram. Many people have always wondered why we're like this, but its actually very simple. Like Josh Sanburn states in paragraph nine, “ they're deeply anxious about missing out on something better”. I can agree with this because by doing this millennials gain confidence and they're also able to compare their lives with others like for example the Kardashian family or even people like Miley Cyrus.

No, I feel like smartphones have not destroyed a generation because the graphs do not specifically say smartphones it just says the release of iPhones. First, the decrease of not hanging out with friends. Although I think smartphones could have possibly played a role, the graph never said only smartphones there could be other variables such as, computers, gaming systems, and other electronics that could have played a role in the decrease. Second, No dating, this could have been the cause of social media or dating sites. The graph says “The percentage of teens who ever go out on dates”, I don’t think dating has necessarily gone down it’s just going out physically and go restaurants, movies, and etc. Have gone down.

In an interview of 2016, Simon Sinek analyses and discusses the topic of Millennials within the workplace. Throughout Sinek’s speech in his interview, he explains the disadvantages which Millennials have faced while growing up in their generation. Now, Sinek claims that the reason why Millennials have been dealt such a “bad hand” in life, is a result of failed parenting strategies, and an imbalance of technology along with social media (which has advanced like never before within the adolescence of Millennials). Therefore, the imbalance of the internet and real-life interaction results in millennials being unable to form deep and meaningful relationships, in order to carry out happy and meaningful live in comparison to previous