In our generation, the Internet is so convenient that we spend mostly our free time on the net. Using facebook, twitter, skype, or going online shopping is our favorite, but let us be honest, these are just ways to kill time. Then why not make good use of the Internet? Because we are so lazy that we rather chat with our friends all day but viewing the news or articles on the web. In short, the Internet wasn’t made good use in our hands.…
The use of technology has skyrocketed over the past few years, with a whopping ninetyfive percent of people utilizing the internet, constantly checking smartphones, and relying on other forms of media for entertainment, socializing, or work related instances. Compared with the digital satellites, MP3 players, and Palm Pilots of the 1990s, the technology today has truly advanced, causing many people to become dependent on media-related devices. More than fifty percent of today’s youth contribute to this dependency. What is not taken seriously enough is that this eagerness for technology is destroying the minds of young children by distracting them from important family values, causing various bullying issues, exposing them to violence, and inducing many health risks. Technology therefore should cease to exist in the lives of children, who should instead learn important life lessons from playing outside, utilizing talents, or spending time with the family. It is very important for a child to spend quality time with his or her family. Parents, grandparents, siblings, or extended family members help children develop positive self-esteem by communicating values, encouragement, and love. Today, children’s sense of those relationships is altered due to the fact that they are becoming less and less interested in family and instead more and more intrigued with media. The average kid ages eight to eighteen spends over seven and a half hours a day using technology, equaling seventy-five hours a week (Negative Effects Of). With all of that attention going to technology, children develop a loss of family interest. A group of four to six year olds said they would rather watch television than spend quality time with their fathers (Negative Effects Of). Story time with mother is rapidly being replaced with an old episode of Spongebob, thus creating disconnected children that do not find the value they should within their families. Every second a child is watching television or…
The introduction of television to society is one of the most significant social events in the twentieth century. The first advertisements for the television pictured a family gathered around the set with “Sis on Mom’s lap, Buddy perched on the arm of Dad’s chair, Dad with his arm around Mom’s shoulder” (Winn 352). Today, ninety percent of American households possess a television and the average American home has more television sets than people. The average daily viewing time per adult in the United States is 4.5 hours, making television the most important leisure activity among Americans (Bruni and Stanca).…
There is an increasing psychological dependence on technology, leading people to be hooked on it earlier in life. Being exposed to technology at an early age allows children become conditioned to a technological dependent environment. This creates a permanent presence on those who are generously participating in the new technological age. Even children in Brave New World were conditioned to accept their roles in life since “birth”. In a study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System, it was found that “children ages 2 through 5 spend 32 hours a week in front of a television and/or playing video games.” (Boyse) The most critical learning ages in a person’s life are ages 1 through 5 so, what are we exposing future generations to? Parents should be limiting the amount of time their children spend with electronics. The American family, also functioning as a support system, is deteriorating as well. Recall that a family unit ceased to exist in the society of Brave New World and that words such as “mother” were taboo. People would rather spend time watching television, or playing video games than having a conversation with the people they live with. The University of Michigan also discovered that more time spent in front of the television means less time with family (Boyse). For a family relationship to function properly there must be communication. The…
Ever since its inception in 1982, the internet has become an essential part of the average person’s life. Many people see the internet as a place for entertainment, research, and communication. Although the invention of the internet allows for easy access to information and communication, there are some negative effects, such as encouraging cheating, corrupting children, and hindering development of social skills as well.…
Although, this technology makes communicating easier it has negative effects on the families as well. This electronic wave of communicating has been a detriment to the development of certain face to face social skills that children need as they grow up. The vast amount of information that is attainable from the internet and the education and entertainment provided by television are wonderful breakthroughs of applied science that will forever be a part of our lives. These changes have altered the way families interact with one another. Technology effects the communicational interaction in families by impacting the social development of children and the relationship that they share together with their parents and siblings.…
Technology and the Internet have become a constant in many people’s lives. The rate at which they have risen is astounding. In December 1995, there were around 16 million people recorded using the Internet. In December 2013, a mere 16 years later, there is around 2 802 million people recorded using it. Media and the Internet go hand in hand. One fuels the other, and the Internet had become a platform for media. In modern society the media exerts so much pressure, that maintaining beauty and youth becomes more important than anything else. Thus, creating a type of self-involvement. This leads to loss of perspective and ultimately, innocence. People of all ages and genders are susceptible to the effects of the media, and it influences everyone in different ways. It can make people sacrifice things that should be held dear, it can affects peoples physical and mental health, and it can change the face of materialism. In regards to innocence, children in particular are the ones that are swiftly losing theirs.…
To help combat this problem ABC and NBC broadcasting companies, formed Hulu.com, a website that offers TV shows a week after cable broadcasting free-of-charge; the only catch is that you have to watch a few commercials. Even with Hulu.com trying to help quell the overflow of copyrighted material on the internet, many households are cutting their services to cable and satellite companies for Netflix and Hulu.com.…
The Internet is a global computer network, which connects millions of computers through the whole world. The Internet has been mainstream since the mid-90's and has only become more embedded in our lives. Yet, I find we are still discussing how to protect our children at a somewhat basic level. Many children these days use, or at least have, access to the internet. But most people are blinded by all the benefits of the internet, and fail to notice any of the problems that can come from overuse. Since the internet is a new technology, not many studies have been done to determine how beneficial or harmful it can be to children. Although the internet may have many benefits to children, it can also be very harmful to them. One of the most obvious problems with children using the internet is the chance of getting addicted. Internet addiction is a serious thing, but hasn’t drawn much attention due to the fact that it is a newer problem in society. Children that have grown up using computers will naturally be more susceptible to getting hooked on the internet. Many children spend more time on the computer than they spend watching television. Most of the time children spend on the computer can be attributed to the internet. This computer overuse results in less time for children to study, do homework, read, exercise, or participate in any out of their school organizations. Such a pattern will eventually affect the child’s grades, health, and social life.…
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is a system through which Internet television services are delivered using the architecture and networking methods of the Internet Protocol Suite over a packet-switched network infrastructure, e.g., the Internet and broadband Internet access networks, instead of being delivered through traditional radio frequency broadcast, satellite signal, and cable television (CATV) formats.…
These also reflect upon the social impact that television has. With the introduction of cable Television in 1993, electronic media has emerged as a greatest social force than ever. Gone are the days when television was a monopoly of a few rice. Now the ‘Idiot box’ as it has been called by many is found in every home, shop and office. Television now has invaded not only every home, but every sphere of life. In fact, in some way or…
Strasburger is a renowned American pediatrician and is a Professor of Pediatrics at University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Amy Jordan is a director of the Media and the Developing Child sector of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Ed Donnerstein is from the Department of Communication at The University of Arizona. In this paper, the authors intend to explain if media have health effects on Media and Adolescents. It presented different observation on how the youth get influenced by different media technologies such as television and gaming consoles. It also explains that the aforementioned technologies bring influences and new learning on the viewers such as health information, sexual messages and violence which may involve either positive or negative implications on mass society. Using different questions for surveys, the authors found out that television is the most popular form of media exposure for the…
What are you guys doing to kill time? Tweeting, BBM-ing, tumblr-ing, or playing online games might be the choices. Today’s era is filled with those sophisticated softwares and technology. Can you imagine a world without those stuffs? With no internet connection which supports those online things? Some elders may say ‘yes’. They have lived in the world without Wikipedia and Google which can answer almost all of questions. But for us, teenagers, we will say ‘Oh nooo! What kind of world is that? I can’t even live!’. Is that right? Internet nowadays has become a part of our lives. It helps us almost in all aspects. You don’t know the answer of your homework? Just ask Wikipedia. You want to get new friends? Just go and browse Facebook. Want to share your story to others? Just post it on a blog. It’s easy, isn’t it? Internet can be a media of banking and it is also used by government. With all of those multi-tasking works, internet is a miracle. But have you ever thought about its drawbacks? All good stuffs come with bad things, so does internet. Here are the drawbacks of internet.…
Have you ever felt hypnotized, entranced or transfixed? Television (TV) and computer consumption by children in today 's society is felt in this way by an overwhelming majority. Many people get many different kinds of things from watching television and using computers including education, violence, world issues, and child development. Television has become a replacement for family interaction. Family dynamics could be suffering from these programs. The negatives of kids watching television and using computers outweigh the positives in my opinion.…
Until the mid of the last century most adolescents spend their free time together with adults and monitor the behavior and activities of this social group. Therefore adolescents get the abilities they need in society to get well-integrated. Until that time parents, brothers, sisters and relatives were the most important examples for adolescents and children. After the Increasing of technology and globalization mostly everything changed. New Media were created and they not only changed the manufacturing process but also the quality and size of products. This had effects on the social behavior and relationships of young people. The media which influenced the life of mankind the most are mass media like television and internet. It is acquainted that TV was introduced in the 40s in the United States of America. Today TV and internet is a big partIs this Essay helpful? Join OPPapers to read more and access more than 325,000 just like it!…