In the chapter “Growing up Tethered” from the work Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology by Sherry Turkle, she discusses how the use of cellular devices has changed the way that adolescents are raised and that their life experiences are different than prior generations. After talking to a group of teenagers, Turkle discovers that they will risk their lives to stay connected, as some of the teens admit to texting while driving. She also notes that today’s generation is always waiting for an interruption, such as a notification to pop up on their mobile devices. Turkle points out that, thanks to the use of cell phones, teenagers have immediate access to their parents. Most teenagers today call their parents several times a day, inferring
