Unit
1 Reflection
The
world around us is changing. People are becoming more connected than ever
through the use of the World Wide Web and modern technology. Cell phones have
been transformed into Smart phones allowing the user to be connected online
within the palm of their hand. This increase in technology is seemingly having
a negative social impact on society, especially within the teens and children
of this modern world. Technology and modern social media have changed the way
individuals communicate with each other. Additionally, it has alter the way
teens perceive them self, including how the gain insight on their own personal
self-identity.
Sherry
Turkle, in her article The Flight From Conversation, states, “We’ve become accustomed to a
new way of being “alone together.” Technology-enabled, we are able to be with
one another, and also elsewhere, connected to wherever we want to be.” Turkle
is introducing the concept of social isolation. Teens nowadays are more
interested in their social connections rather than the connections and
relationships the make physically. An example of this is how an individual may
have 500 friends on Facebook, however how well do they really know each one of
them. People use online social media to create a persona of popularity, when in
reality it is really just they are sitting behind a computer screen. This is
what Turkle means by “alone together” we may feel that we are connected to many
different individuals online, however we are really truly alone. Turkle is also
hitting on the idea that technology ,and its ability to connect everyone within
the palm of their hands, is actually reducing the amount of physical
interactions individuals have with each other. People may all be in the same
room, however, they all are all on their phones interacting and connecting with
people on many popular social media sites such as Snapchat, Instagram, and
Facebook.
Additionally,
social media and modern technology has altered the way youth and teens develop
self-awareness.
I like the articles you chose and the direction you chose to take them. We often try to analyze how technology is changing society as a whole, but sometimes forget to look at how it is changing people on an individual level. my only negative thought is that there could have been a little more variety in the sources you chose; they all seem pretty similar, but that's only a minor complaint.
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