An Elon English 110 Project
Social technology addiction and the anxiety that goes with it are making young people crazy. We are becoming more obsessed with what people think of us online and it’s harming us in the long run. Social media is very entertaining, however, it is ruining the lives of many young adults and is making us obsessive. […]
Read More →Antisocial Networking? This article, by Hilary Stout, discusses the controversy of whether the abundance of online communication rather than face-to-face communication is benefiting the strength of adolescents’ relationships, or hindering them. Break Free From Your Social Media Addiction This article, written by Julia Edelstein, gives easy to follow tips on how to cut down […]
Read More →While social technology may not make kids inherently “crazy,” it can have an adverse affect on their mental health. Those most affected by social technology tend to be adolescents because they are the largest proponents of it. The rise of smartphones, particularly among this group, has created an opportunity for the all too common harassment happening in schools to […]
Read More →There is no solid evidence yet that proves whether social technology does or does not make children crazy. This is because the kids that have been subjected to technology during important developmental stages aren’t old enough for us to analyze the effects technology has had on them; however, when any technology is used in excess […]
Read More →Although it may be hard to prove that the use of social technology is actually making us kids and adolescents “crazy”, it does have detrimental effects on our psychological well-beings. Over time, the use of technology has been more targeted to young people, specifically adolescents. In today’s society, younger people are getting a lot of […]
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Social technology is any kind of technology that facilitates social interactions and is a means of communication. This can include email, text messaging and social media. With the evolution and advancement of technology also comes the rise in popularity of this kind of communication technology. Particularly as technology becomes more popular, there is controversy as […]
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