The Negative Effects Of Cell Phones

Article “OMG! We've been here B4!” by Clive Thompson is a reflection of what the effects the telephone has on everyday communication as well as the development of the telephone over the years. Thompson however explains that the early days of the telephone weren't seen as a helpful tool for social interaction, but an abate to conversation. When the cell phone first emerged on scene, it was believed that people choose to communicate face-to-face less and call instead. Clive Thompson explores the thought that texting may make people shield their emotions, limit conversations to only the phone, and erode intimacy. Although the telephone had various opinions, the cell phone did not destroy traditional etiquette but altered the way we communicate with one another.

In such a short period of time people now seem more absorbed by these objects which are meant for communication but at the same time separate people from each other and shape the way people communicate. It is almost as if everyone was from a different country and did not know how to communicate with each other. My main focus on this project was the dining halls but since I currently live on a ten story building here on campus I could also notice this same behavior of using phones in the elevators. People usually walking in listening to music or with their phone, and the eye contact is kept to the minimum. Nobody says anything but a very few amount of people who say a greeting when they walk in. So with the observations on the elevator I saw that this behavior was not only displayed in dining halls, but basically everywhere and because everyone has these items I could notice it even while I was walking to my classes. Some people did not even pay attention to where they were walking because of being focused on a phone. In the most extreme cases I saw people on hover boards while using their phone which is life-threatening for the user and people around

Cell phones and technology are wonderful tools for us to communicate and to grow as society but even though there are many benefits of using cell phones in the various social environments, there is also the greater disadvantage of the usage of the devices. The effects of being rude to one another, “light” unimportant conversations, and weak relationships between peers or family members. In today's world people are way too connected electronically and disconnected emotionally. As there is a lot of controversy to if cell phones are running society's social lives or not, research has shown that they are in fact hurting and affecting how people are interacting and communicating with one another. Between the lack of empathy and the lack of face to face conversations, cellular devices “smart phones” are the major reasons society is seeing a negative effect in people’s social life

With every passing day, technology continues to takeover daily lives. Regardless of one's gender, age, ethnicity, career or financial status, most people own a cell phone. In fact, 91percent of Americans own a cell phone (Archer). 51 percent of which have opted for a smart phone over a standard cell phone and these numbers are rising. The phone, tablet, computer and other high tech devices have become not just an object, but for many people, their best friend. Many of them begin to feel uneasy if they lose their cell phone, even if it is only for

In Mark Glaser’s October 22, 2007, article, “How Cell Phones Are Killing Face-to-Face Interactions,” Glaser discusses how cell phones are causing people to no longer interact with each other.

When at a kitchen table or out somewhere to eat there are phones all over the place. It has become the social

Is Cell phone usage building a gap between social interaction or is it widening the gap between us? Can use of cell phones at certain functions be considered bad etiquette? What is your predisposition on the matter? Ira Hyman PH.D. Mental Mishaps, who wrote the article “Cell Phones Are Changing Social Interaction and Creator of the YouTube Video “Mobile Phones and Our Lives,” sought to answer these question; both having divergent views.

It is difficult to find two people having real life communication without interruption of a cell phone. At home, children fight for their parent’s attention while at dinner table due to the cell phone. The most annoying one is in the classroom. A professor will be teaching yet students prefer to go to Facebook, twitter, and Instagram. Our overdependence on the cell phone is something that requires

As people are out and about in society, it is hard for them to be social with one another. People are avoiding uncomfortable situations by using their phone as a distraction. Often times people in society do not even notice the people or things that are happening around them. “The more advanced technology becomes, the more it seems to have control over our lives” (Nables, 2012). How often is it that you can just walk into a restaurant and not see someone on their phone? People are constantly checking their phone to see if they have received a new message, email, or app notification :

One of the major problems I see with technology becoming so integrated in our life’s is that everyday things such as paying your bills or just checking the weather or even just talking to your friends all come from grabbing your phone out of your pocket. People are losing the ability to talk face to face and have any face to face interactions.

There should be no excuse to be on your phone while talking to someone, “ None of the techno-rudeness, in other words that has become acceptable part of device-tethered life in a superdense city. And once it wasn’t there, I saw how often it is, and how close to permanently oblivious we are. For a day, in the snow and cold, we were allowed to live outside the little box.” The disappearance of the snow once again changed how individuals acted with one another; once again their manners and politeness has disappeared. The negative effect in this situation was that members of society went back to their old ways; these ways involved being on their smart phones for the majority of the day. Distracted driving has been a big problem in our societies and this problem has caused many fatalities. “Distracted- driving accidents are up in Toronto, as are collisions with ear phoned pedestrians.” Both of these negative outcomes are directly correlated with the high usage of smart phones in this day and age. In todays societies the high amounts of unnecessary usage of a smartphone can place individuals in many life-threatening situations. It is up to the members of societies if they rather risk being on their smartphone over getting physical and or mentally injured. You should think that the answer to this question would be simple, yet there are many individuals who would have surprising answers. The extensive usage of the smartphone has taken over this generation and it is affecting

My proposed research study seeks to examine the rationale of smartphone usage in social contexts. Smartphone usage is a very prevalent occurrence in our present day. We live in a society that is overly consumed by technology and inevitably we have become dependent on it. This led us to wonder whether the use of smart-phones is a pathogenic method of conforming to social norms or simply an adventitious occurrence. If an individual pulls out their smart-phone in the presence of another person, typically, the other individual will pull out their smart-phone, (whether to check emails, check texts, play games, etc.) however, is this because they lack the interpersonal communication skills to keep the flow of conversation? Our study focuses on uncovering the following factor: do individuals use their smartphones as an escape from face-to-face interaction? The purpose of this research study would be to determine if smart-phones have an impact on face-to-face communication/interaction. Additionally, I am interested to see if having a small number of people in the room (5), or a room with a large number of people in the room (15) plays a role in smart-phone usage versus face-to-face interactions.

After conducting the in-depth interviews, I was surprised to find that people are very aware of the stated problem, that mobile phones are inhibiting face-to-face interpersonal communication, but they are doing very little about it. One theory on why people are doing very little about it could be attributed to Dr. Bruce Bryski’s statement that “Americans are rude in general and when you throw this variable of cellphones in, it makes Americans even more rude.” If it is already an accepted statement that Americans are rude, than what’s adding mobile phone use in social settings do to the vast array of actions that are considered rude things that Americans do? Not much, and it seems to be the attitude that Americans are taking, that it’s ok to do this.

Smart phones have been a big part of the world in the decade, especially iPhones. The first iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, with many more released since then (“History of Phone”). Along with changing how people communicate, the success and availability of the iPhone has impacted the world’s economy in many ways. You can argue that here, in America, iPhones, have positively impacted our society and our economy. People have greater access to income because they conduct work in many different settings, all day long. However, people have begun to replace human contact with virtual contact via their iPhones. This is a negative impact on our lives.

Technology has become a major factor in people’s lives today. People are extremely hyper connected; they simply cannot leave their phones or even go a couple minutes without checking their cellphones. Think of when you were little and your mom made dinner or when you went out to eat with your family, was everyone on their phones or did you have a nice genuine conversation. Most likely you had a deep and meaningful conversation about how each other’s day went, what they learned at school, or how work was. Nobody checked to see if they received any text messages or checked their social media while they were eating dinner. Just a couple years ago, phones out at during dinner was considered to be very rude. Now, everyone has his or her phone out texting or checking social media, like instagram, constantly. By being so caught up in texting all the time it has become socially acceptable to be extremely rude.