Ricardo Marrero Harmon W131 G5 Summary August 27, 2017 In Jean Twenge’s article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?”, Twenge claims that the heavy use of technology, combined with social media, have had a huge negative impact on this current generation in comparison to the ones before. Twenge has been researching Generational Differences for 25 years prior to the article, and she noticed a strange difference in the latest generation in comparison to the generations before. Twenge argues that the main difference between the current generation and the Millennials is the fact that they both have different outlooks on life; while Millennials go out and interact with their friends, their predecessors sit in their rooms on their phones all
Keywords as ‘technology’, ‘social interactions’, ‘empathy’, ‘mobile devices’ and ‘distractions’, do not only indicate the essay’s topic, but also point out how our phone is keeping us from empathic conversations and personal development. It is becoming harder for us to identify other people’s
Jean Twenge article “Has the Smartphone Destroyed a Generation,” was related to her research on generation x and how adaptable children can become. In it, Twenge argues that smartphone addiction in the younger generation can lead to mental health issues, and should be pressed for attention regarding parental supervision. Twenge a psychology professor who has been studying generational differences for 25 years and believes there are changes in generation behaviors. Begins with a number of personal stories about growing up as a member of generation x and baby boomers and how she came to studying and surveying young minds. Explaining how increasing studies show that for many teenagers, the amount of social media intake can lead to isolation.
Turkle states that, “the mere presence of a phone on a table between them (two people) or in the periphery of their vision changes both what they talk about and the degree of connection they feel.” While this may be true, along with the other studies on how technology is detrimental to society, there as also positives aspects that contribute to society as well. “It is not about giving our phones but about using them with greater intention” (Turkle). This quote by Turkle embodies how I feel about the technology debate and the more new technology and phones have developed the more we have analyzed whether or not they are good for our society, and at what age kids should use them.
The omnipresence of the smartphone affects adolescents in every section of the United States, regardless of social class and ethnic background. Jean Twenge established ethos when he stated,“he had been studying generational differences for 25 years and that he started when was a 22 year old doctoral student in psychology”(2). Since he has been studying different generations for many years he knows
In the story of “Growing up Tethered” by Sherry Turkle, she says that technology changes our brains, our souls, and even our well beings. Growing up tethered is described as never being separated from another cause of electronic communication. The author describes the article as teens’ addictions to their phone and how it puts their life in danger. Teens always need a phone in their hand or to know what is going on. Sherry Turkle said that “these young people live in a state of waiting for connection”.
In recent discussions of smartphones, a controversial issue has been how the excessive use of smartphones are affecting the adolescents of this generation. Jean M. Twenge argues in her article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” that the redundant use of these gadgets along with social media use is in fact detrimental to the current and upcoming generations. My experience using Snapchat, Instagram, and other applications on my smartphone supports Twenge’s stance because the excessive use of these applications has caused me to feel melancholic. According to Twenge, “Psychologically, however, they (iGens) are more vulnerable than Millennials were: Rates of teen depression and suicide have skyrocketed since 2011.
There is an appalling rise of mental health illnesses in the adolescents of today and Jean M. Twenge believes their smartphones to be the catalysts. In her article, “Have Smartphones Ruined a Generation?” Twenge effectively advocates that parents moderate their children smartphones usage by establishing her credibility, through different voices and a diplomatic tone, and by suggesting a correlation between smartphones and the rise of mental health issues in the iGen. Who exactly are the iGen? Twenge identifies the iGen to be the generation born between 1995 and 2012, a generation who grew up with smartphones and the rise of social media, a generation that “do not remember a time before the internet” (para. 7).
In "Are Smart Phones Really Destroying the Adolescent Brain?" Published in Scientific American, Carlin Flora concludes that how cellphones affect a teen and their brain depends on many factors that are relevant to the teen, such as how they use it, what they aren't doing and the social context in which a smartphone is used. Flora alludes to 3 main ideas when addressing her thesis. Her first argument is that the issue of how cellphones affect teens is a very complex world and is hard to research due to the variability among the use of their cellphones. Second, Flora believes that the use of social media doesn’t negatively affect a teen and how they interact in the real world.
Kerstin Nichols Anna Richardson ENG-112 26 August 2016 Annotated Bibliography: Cell Phones This is an annotated bibliography for research on cell phones. I am researching the positive and negative effects of using cell phones in school. I plan to use these articles for the effects that cell phones have on students in and out of class, the impact it has on the health and the grades.
In this essay, I will explain why smartphones have a bad effect on middle and high school students. First of all, middle and high school students spend a lot of time on their smartphones. Some might even say "too much" time on their cellphones. For example, they are always texting or play games. Their social
Nowadays, technology devices become plays an important role in our daily lives, especially in adolescents’ categories. While there is a very clear argument for how the technology is effected on us and causing social isolation as we know, but in another way is also the argument that these technologies are helping us to become more social in our society. This is very probably because we have a good and perfect ability to communicate with each other. Despite long distances. We all know that the goal of technology is to make our lives easier and more efficient.
According to Lindsey Craig in her article “Technology -- we all love it and we all use it, but how is it affecting us?” she stated that “Technology is making us more alone, because instead of interacting with our friends in person, we are dependent on using our phones or tablets. We start to compare
Cell Phones Have you ever wondered why your parents would not get you a phone?. In Today’s technologically advanced world, it is pretty common that you have at least one or two connections between technology. However, most parents disagree assuming that technology is hurting the teen’s Childhood. Nevertheless, having a cell phone is a necessity in today’s modernized world. Some of the reasons are practicality, GPS tracking for parents to know where their kids are, and safety.
Cell Phones: The average teenager who gets on their phone, just for a second, each hour has the same mind as a 30 year old cocaine addict. Teens have their minds tricked into thinking they can’t live without their cell phones and social media. Teens need to be able to talk to and connect with others and learn face-to-face communication skills. Nowadays teens can get harmed very easily, and teens do not really know who is on the other side of the screen. Studies have shown that phones can ruin lives with the blink of an eye.
