TECHNOLOGY CREATES SOCIAL ISOLATION

AND NEUROSIS BY: CHRIS GODWARD PREPARED FOR: 16W SOCIAL IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY - 500

SOCIAL ISOLATION

• THE COMPLETE OR NEAR-COMPLETE LACK OF CONTACT WITH PEOPLE AND SOCIETY

• MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEM AMONG SOCIETY LEADING TO NUMEROUS DETRIMENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS

WHAT IS NEUROSIS?

• FUNCTIONAL DISORDER IN WHICH FEELINGS OF ANXIETY, OBSESSION THOUGHTS, COMPULSIVE ACTS

• A MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISORDER IN WHICH A PERSON EXPERIENCE EXTREME FEELING OF FEAR OR WORRY

WHO IS BEING AFFECTED

• IS AN ISSUE FOR ANYONE DESPITE THEIR AGE

• YOUNG ADULTS, TEENS ARE WILDLY AFFECTED DUE TO SOCIAL MEDIA (FOCUSED ON NEW TRENDS)

• WORKPLACE (DISTRACTIONS)

HOW TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES ISOLATION/NEUROSIS

• AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEMS • LACK OF PERSONAL CONTACT• LACK OF VERBAL CONTACT• TEXTING IN PUBLIC (WAITING ROOMS, WALKING, CAFETERIAS)• COMPUTERS, VIDEO GAMES, TELEVISION, CELL PHONES • FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, SNAPCHAT (AMOUNT OF LIKES AND

INTERACTION)

RESULTS TECHNOLOGY HAS

• CHILDREN TEND TO STAY INDOORS, LIMITS EXPOSURE TO NATURE

• COMMUNICATION IS VASTLY THROUGH DEVICES (LESS EMOTIONS)

• INTERNET DEPENDENCY (EXCESSIVE USE) • LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY • DECLINED WRITING SKILLS (INTERNET

ABBREVIATIONS, SLANG)

PROS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

• ADDED KNOWLEDGE (NEWS, SPORTS, RECIPES)

• STAY IN TOUCH WITH DISTANT RELATIONSHIPS

• QUICK AND EASY• ACCESS INFORMATION ON A

LARGER SCALE • VOICE YOUR OPINION • SOCIAL CONNECTIONS

CONTINUED

• ADVERTISING • MARKETING • COSTUMER

ENGAGEMENT• NETWORKING

CONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

• ALLOWS THE ABILITY TO COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHER (LOW SELF ESTEEM)• TIME CONSUMING • ADDICTION • SOCIETY HAS BECOME DEPENDENT • FOCUSED ON AMOUNT OF LIKES RECEIVED • DISTRACTION FROM DELAYED RESPONSES • ARTIFICIAL PERCEPTION OF PEERS• MISINFORMATION

STATISTICS • 56% OF CANADIANS HAVE A PROFILE ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE• 22% OF CANADIANS USE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES SEVERAL TIMES

PER DAY• 54% OF FACEBOOK MEMBERS HAVE USED THE SOCIAL NETWORK VIA A

PHONE• 23% OF FACEBOOK’S USERS CHECK THEIR ACCOUNT FIVE OR MORE

TIMES EVERY DAY• SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ARE A TOP NEWS SOURCE FOR 27.8% OF

PEOPLE, RANKING BELOW NEWSPAPERS (28.8%) AND ABOVE RADIO (18.8%) AND PRINT PUBLICATIONS (6%)

SUMMARY

• TECHNOLOGY IS A GREAT ADVANCEMENT AND CAN BE VERY BENEFICIAL IF EXECUTED PROPERLY

• VERY IMPORTANT TO USE TECHNOLOGY FOR POSITIVE REASONS AND TO NOT VALUE YOURSELF OFF OF SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE

• FACE-FACE INTERACTIONS ARE CRUCIAL TO LIFE AND YOUNG ADULTS MUST LEARN TO PUT THEIR PHONE DOWN

• WAY TOO MUCH TIME IS SPENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING VIDEO GAMES

• INTERNET ADDICTION HAS MANY NEGATIVE AFFECTS AND CAN BE A MAJOR ACADEMIC DISTRACTION

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