a generation of mobile junkies
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for a FILM_260 project at Queen's UniversityTRANSCRIPT
A Generation of Mobile Junkies
By Garrett Kerkkamp
Photo by rick (Flickr)
Teens are just as likely to have a cell phone as they are to have a desktop or laptop computer. And increasingly these phones are affording teens
always-on, mobile access to the internet
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37% of American youth ages 12-17 now have a smartphone, up from 23% in 2011
Photo by Phil Roeder (Flickr)
One in four young people say
they are "cell-mostly" Internet users
Photo by Garry Knight (Flickr)
A 2012 University of Washington study noted that teens in general considered their
rather high level of connectivity as necessary for effective cultural development
and to prevent social isolation…
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…Some participants considered the
ability to connect anytime and anywhere with their friends to be not just convenient, but necessary to
stay up-to-date
Photo by Michael Mandiberg (Flickr)
“There has already been a ‘drastic drop’ in the number of teens getting driver's licenses, likely
due to their adoption of mobile technology and social media.” - Brian S Hall
Photo by “from the field” (Flickr)
Researchers have found
that constantly checking for messages is
an addiction which like
other drugs can ruin your personal relationships.
Photo by Keoni Cabral (Flickr)
“It can become a compulsion and others feel
feelings of withdrawal when they are not with their phone.” – Richard Alleyne
Photo by Muhammad Fawwaz Ai'zat Sa'ari (Flickr)
"They are not just a consumer tool, but are used as a status symbol.”- Dr. James Robert’s
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Studies have
revealed young adults, aged 18 to 29, send on average
109.5 texts a day.
Photo by Miles Metcalfe (Flickr)
Researchers say a majority of youngsters claim losing their phone would be
"disastrous to their social lives".
Photo by Eric Constantineau (Flickr)
“Students checking Facebook in class
is so commonplace that the school’s professors don’t care” - Hemi H. Gandhi
Photo by Chris Messina (Flickr)
According to a new global
study students are all addicted to media…
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…Researchers asked 1,000 students at a dozen universities in ten countries on five continents to
abstain from any kind of media consumption for 24 hours. A majority confessed that
they actually couldn't complete the challenge.
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"The occasional day
where my phone isn't charged or I
leave it behind, it feels almost as though
I'm naked in public." - Michael Weller
Photo by Eric Mesa (Flickr)
"I've had
students tell me that they bring their cell phones
in the shower with them.
They sleep with them." - Stephen Groening
Photo by JovanCormac (Flickr)
“I don't think the
technology itself is
bad. The benefits
vastly outweigh the
risks” - Daniel Castro
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References And Interesting Articles
Brian S Hall; April 8th, 2013; “Teenagers & Smartphones: How They're Already Changing The World”; http://readwrite.com/2013/04/08/teenagers-smartphones-how-theyre-changing-the-world
Katie Davis. Friendship 2.0: Adolescents' experiences of belonging and self-disclosure online. Journal of Adolescence, 2012; DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.02.013
Richard Alleyne;30 Nov 2012; “Mobile phone addiction ruining relationships”; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9714616/Mobile-phone-addiction-ruining-relationships.html
November 8, 2012 “Professor Uses Student Snitches to Ban Facebook in Class” http://www.good.is/posts/professor-uses-student-snitches-to-ban-facebook-in-class/
References Continued
April 8, 2011; "I Was Itching Like a Crackhead": Study Finds College Students Addicted to Media; http://www.good.is/posts/i-was-itching-like-a-crackhead-study-finds-college-students-addicted-to-media
Martha Irvine, The Associated Press - March 13, 2013 EDT; “More Youth use Smart Phone to log online US Report”; http://www.ctvnews.ca/more-youth-use-smartphones-to-log-online-u-s-report-1.1193559#ixzz2Qnxqu5cd