As humans have progressively expanded into a more modern society, the need for quick communication has present. This need has been satisfied through the incorporation of cell phones into people 's lives. Whether it is used for work, entertainment, or simply to talk to a family member, this devise can be used as a tool to enhance and simplify the user 's daily life. While these are beneficial in nature, there are negative aspects that permeate from the use of a cell phone. Although cell phones can be used for productivity, they can also be detrimental to the wellbeing of those who use them. Cell phone users must exercise self control or they risk the effects of uncontrolled use which are distracted driving, inhibited learning, and various health
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They can affect both the sleep schedule and the amount of intensity that someone demonstrates during a workout while using their devise. In regards to sleep, there are certain aspects of the phone that can cause this restful time to not be as effective as it should be. Researchers in Hong Kong attempted to find out how cell phones effect "sleep duration, sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness among Hong Kong adolescents" and found that "mobile phone viewing was correlated with all sleep variables" (Mak 11201). Sleep is one of the most important things that the body does on a regular basis. Without it, there can be many complications that effect the daily lives of all who do not get enough sleep on a nightly basis. As stated above, sleep duration, sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness will all result in a day that is tougher than one that was preceded with a night of adequate rest. This is what sparked the research into the issue as many students find themselves with these issue and the common factor in all of their cases is the use of cell phones as they lay in their beds at night. By having their phones out just before trying to fall asleep, they are keeping their minds active while they should be winding the day down. Cell phones used late at night mess with the sleep schedule of the user and prevents them from getting a full night 's …show more content…
This feature of first world societies has become so normalized that it is difficult to imagine it not being there. James makes reference to the side effects of a "digital divide" by showing that "technology, after all, is a factor that contributes in a major way to the difference in productivity and growth rates between developed and developing countries" (James 136). The level that technology has been intertwined within a society goes under the radar in many cases. Without having cell phones, there is a huge disadvantage for members of the society to prosper in any way. Unfortunately the difference between post industrialized nations and developing ones surpasses these factors alone. They typically suffer from the absence of a stable government as well. Due to this issue, many countries lack the ability to even begin setting up the networks needed to adopt cell phones. This inaction puts them even further behind in respect to the rest of the world. The government plays an important role as James notes that " One of the best examples in this regard is Jamaica whose growth rate in mobiles has far exceeded the growth rate achieved by most other developing countries" (James
They can affect both the sleep schedule and the amount of intensity that someone demonstrates during a workout while using their devise. In regards to sleep, there are certain aspects of the phone that can cause this restful time to not be as effective as it should be. Researchers in Hong Kong attempted to find out how cell phones effect "sleep duration, sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness among Hong Kong adolescents" and found that "mobile phone viewing was correlated with all sleep variables" (Mak 11201). Sleep is one of the most important things that the body does on a regular basis. Without it, there can be many complications that effect the daily lives of all who do not get enough sleep on a nightly basis. As stated above, sleep duration, sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness will all result in a day that is tougher than one that was preceded with a night of adequate rest. This is what sparked the research into the issue as many students find themselves with these issue and the common factor in all of their cases is the use of cell phones as they lay in their beds at night. By having their phones out just before trying to fall asleep, they are keeping their minds active while they should be winding the day down. Cell phones used late at night mess with the sleep schedule of the user and prevents them from getting a full night 's …show more content…
This feature of first world societies has become so normalized that it is difficult to imagine it not being there. James makes reference to the side effects of a "digital divide" by showing that "technology, after all, is a factor that contributes in a major way to the difference in productivity and growth rates between developed and developing countries" (James 136). The level that technology has been intertwined within a society goes under the radar in many cases. Without having cell phones, there is a huge disadvantage for members of the society to prosper in any way. Unfortunately the difference between post industrialized nations and developing ones surpasses these factors alone. They typically suffer from the absence of a stable government as well. Due to this issue, many countries lack the ability to even begin setting up the networks needed to adopt cell phones. This inaction puts them even further behind in respect to the rest of the world. The government plays an important role as James notes that " One of the best examples in this regard is Jamaica whose growth rate in mobiles has far exceeded the growth rate achieved by most other developing countries" (James