What Is Today's Super-Connected By Igen?

In the Fall of 2017 Dr. Jean Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University, published a book about today's generation that she named IGen. Her book is called IGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood. IGen were born between 1995-2012, so they have always have some sort of smartphone during their childhood. Smartphones have ruined that generation, with the poor mental and physical health along with disrupted learning during class.
Having smartphones is disrupting to learning environments, kids are on their phones during class with their eyes locked on their screens and thumbs typing away. Kids no longer have the same concentration, …show more content…
Depression is something that has increased at an alarming rate since smartphones came along. “Teen depression has skyrocketed since 2011” and “IGen on the brink of being the worst mental health crisis in decades”, all said by Jean Twenge. There is pressure to be on your phone to text and check social media to fit in and follow “trends” because people are considered to be outsiders if not by other fellow teens. Then teens who don’t get texts as often feel lonely and have depression. Teens are having stronger feelings of lonesome because there isn’t as much physical interaction with others because everything can be said over phone with no emotion. With their being physical contact with people anymore teens are having more social anxiety. They aren’t like past generations with relationships as in friends and going out anymore. Suicidal thoughts have also been at an increase with recent years because of the effects of smartphones, “teenagers who spend five or more hours a day on electronic devices are 71% more likely to have a risk for suicide than those who spend less than an hour a day on their phones.” It is extremely sad how much depression has increased and how high the statistics …show more content…
Being more connected to the world helps you learn about other cultures, “Living peacefully together was a priority to another student, who said presentations on other cultures are ‘important because as America is becoming more diverse, it’s important to know all the cultures.’” You can also lose your privacy with identity theft if you get close to “fake people”. Being more connected means that, “it creates an environment for understanding and perspective building.” That isn’t always the case if false information has been given about other cultures and communities like