Summary Of Have Smartphones Destroyed A Generation

With a new era of smartphones evolving and advancing, one cannot ignore the pressing question on whether if or if not smartphones have destroyed a generation. The article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation”, written by psychology major, Jean M. Twenge, analyzes the crucial question. For many years, the psychologist studied generational differences; from the baby boomers all the way to the latest generation which she calls “iGen”. iGen is the generation born between 1995 and 2012, a generation that grew up with smartphones. According to Twenge, rates of teen depression and suicide have skyrocketed since 2011 due to smartphones. (3) However, a teenager's family, and the environment in which they were raised, plays a much bigger factor. Depression has been an intense emotion that has been felt by millions since the dawn of time. It is a far too complicated of an emotion for one to absentmindedly blame smartphones for its presence. …show more content…
Although teenagers have been depressed since the dawn of time, even the happiest of families still deals with overwhelming dark clouds of depression. Why is that? Chemical imbalances and hereditary genes often passed down parental imperfections to their children. Serotonin is a chemical that allows communication between brain neurons, it is possible that an imbalance in serotonin can lead to mood disorders. (Faris) It is also possible that a person with a relative who suffers from depression is almost five times as likely to develop it. (Faris) Depression is much more of a complicated emotion to tie to the usage of a