Twenge, Jean M. “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 4 Aug. 2017, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/.
The author Jean M. Twenge is a professor of psychology at San Diego State. The article was about smartphones and the effect that they have had on society as a whole. It pointed out that people feel more comfortable behind a screen then they do in real life and the problem that it is creating today. This article was really helpful to me. It opened my eyes to how smartphones have a negative impact on the social lives of many people. The source was definitely trying to push towards that smartphones have a terrible impact …show more content…
“Social Anxiety and Usage of Online Technological Communication Tools among Adolescents.” Journal of Economic and Social Studies, International Burch University, 1 Oct. 2013, www.questia.com/library/journal/1P3-3169550411/social-anxiety-and-usage-of-online-technological-communication.
The main author is Bilal Sisman, who works as an informist of technology and service. The article talked about replacing face to face conversations over with instant messaging. Sometimes it is easier to feel more comfortable behind a screen then it is to feel comfortable in real life causing people with social anxiety disorder to lean that way. The source was useful to see what role technology had in social anxiety. The source was not biased in anyway it talked about both sides.
Lee-Won, R J, et al. “Hooked on Facebook: The Role of Social Anxiety and Need for Social Assurance in Problematic Use of Facebook.” Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking., U.S. National Library of Medicine, Oct. 2015, …show more content…
The article mostly focused on the need for social acceptance and how that related to the problematic use of facebook. People who don’t feel like they are expected in their everyday life turn to facebook to find friends and to always feel like they are accepted. The source was good about including the other opinion as well. It talked about that maybe there is an overuse of technology because it provides a channel for those with social anxiety disorder to communicate with others. I used this source to show that using technology too much has a negative impact on self esteem and many other factors. The source was good to show how technology can have some good and unfortunately some negative