My ten year old brother has had a smartphone and a tablet since he was seven. All of his friends have a smartphone and some form of social media as well. Almost every child now is born around a technological device. I do not think it is fair that he got a smartphone and a tablet when he was at such a young age. I did not get a phone until I was twelve years old. Kids now, end up getting a smartphone or tablet before they are 10 years old. Twenge effectively persuades readers that smartphones are causing a major effect on teenagers behavior through research she is doing on generational differences.
In “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation” published in the Atlantic Magazine, Jean M. Twenge states that teenagers rely most on smartphones in …show more content…
She started her research when she was a twenty-two year old doctoral student in psychology. She is now a professor of psychology at San Diego State University. By knowing that Twenge is a highly educated woman, it makes the reader feel like they can trust her and what she is saying. The more she studied, the clearer it became. Teens in this generation are being born around smartphones. Twenge has put a lot of time and research to prove her statement, that smartphones are destroying a generation. By doing this research, she is trying to make the readers of hr article to see how the smartphone is affecting teens in today’s …show more content…
Her entire article consists of statistics to prove her argument on smartphones destroying a generation. The author provides specific dates, numbers, and percentages along with her research. She also gives a great amount of detail in her article. She has presented multiple studies and interviews with teenagers. Twenge asked her undergraduate students what they do with their phone while they sleep. “Nearly all slept with their phone, putting it under their pillow, on the mattress, or at the very least within arms reach of the bed.” Their phone is the last thing they look at before they go to sleep, and the first thing they look at in the morning when they wake up. She is doing these studies with her students to show the difference between teens when she first started her research 25 years to teens now living in this
In “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation” published in the Atlantic Magazine, Jean M. Twenge states that teenagers rely most on smartphones in …show more content…
She started her research when she was a twenty-two year old doctoral student in psychology. She is now a professor of psychology at San Diego State University. By knowing that Twenge is a highly educated woman, it makes the reader feel like they can trust her and what she is saying. The more she studied, the clearer it became. Teens in this generation are being born around smartphones. Twenge has put a lot of time and research to prove her statement, that smartphones are destroying a generation. By doing this research, she is trying to make the readers of hr article to see how the smartphone is affecting teens in today’s …show more content…
Her entire article consists of statistics to prove her argument on smartphones destroying a generation. The author provides specific dates, numbers, and percentages along with her research. She also gives a great amount of detail in her article. She has presented multiple studies and interviews with teenagers. Twenge asked her undergraduate students what they do with their phone while they sleep. “Nearly all slept with their phone, putting it under their pillow, on the mattress, or at the very least within arms reach of the bed.” Their phone is the last thing they look at before they go to sleep, and the first thing they look at in the morning when they wake up. She is doing these studies with her students to show the difference between teens when she first started her research 25 years to teens now living in this