Lenhart, A. (2012).
Teens, Smarthphones & Texting. Pew Internet & American Life Project,
1. Retrieved December 4, 2013, from
http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Teens-and-smartphones.aspx
The use of smartphones is
everywhere. Particularly in the teen age
range, texting has increased. As a
whole, it increased to an average of 60 texts per day. Texting has taken the lead as a form of
communication for teens, beating face to face, phone call, social networking,
instant messaging, landline phone calls and emailing. The amount of time spent actually talking of
the phone has decreased. Teens cell
phone ownership has increased dramatically to 75%, up 30 percent in 5 years. An interesting correlation is that the heavy
texters are also the heavy talkers, or vice versa, light texters are light
talkers.
My Response
It is
very obvious to anyone watching that teens are losing touch with their personal
skills. This can be attributed to the
cell phone. Since cell phone are no
longer just for the wealthy, teens from all social-economic status’ can have
access to one. Most are even able to
have access to a smart phone or device.
Teens are using these devices to have access to information
instantaneously. Unfortunately, they
have also become impatient, expecting everything to be instantaneous. I believe this is going to lead to much
larger problems in the near future. Communication
is a huge factor, not only in personal relationships, but also in
recreation. It is very important to know
how have propper conversations with others, not through the phone.
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