...information technologies and to those who do not. There is a clear digital divide in our modern society, the main denominator being age. Because of the recent advancements in technology, the modern adolescent has grown up with all things digital i.e. The internet, television, games consoles etc. In complete contrast, the adults of todays world lacked most of these ‘modern day necessities’ growing up. The complete and utter difference in lifestyles has ultimately led to a rewiring of the human brain. Children of the modern world are fully adjusted to modern technology and digital media from a very early age whereas the older generation need more time to adapt to the often complicated new technology. "We see marked differences in behaviour within countries – with a clear divide between younger and older groups. Younger people are more likely to use social media and aggregator brands and in all countries they show a strong preference for online." (Newman, Nic, NN, (2013), 'Digital News Report 2013', Uneven Pace of Change - Differences between and within Countries) There are of course many advantages of the new digital society in which we live. The internet can be used as a tool to connect with people all over the world, business conferences can be held via the internet in real time saving time and money for thousands of businesses. These are just a small percentage of the advantages new digital media brings. However, Many problems have arisen from the advancements in technology, especially...
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...THIS GUY IS AN ASSHOLE ASMA - asma_i4690@hotmail.com I did for hime the shool project and refused to pay now The Effect of Technology on the Young Generation Name University In today`s world, the development of the younger generation is greatly affected by digitization. Technology changes the experience of childhood not only socially but also in both economical and cultural aspects. Technology has the greatest influence on the world today, and we are constantly surrounded by it and life will almost be impossible without it (Davies, 2010). In the below summary, I have outlined briefly how the media has changed the lives of the young generation: The article basically outlines the social, economic and cultural changes that have come about due to digitization. The media is so much engrossed in our lives that it would be impossible for our young generation to survive in its absence. The internet, video and television dictate the morals, cultures and characters the young pick up as they grow up. There are some economic aspects of change brought about by the digital age. In today’s era, Children seem to be staying younger longer. This creates financial dependence which is worsened by the stagnating youth labor market and consequently leading to delayed entrance into adulthood. In addition, there has been tremendous rise in the spending power. The main concern here is not only on the money young people spend but their...
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...cope with such biases when they are exposed to them (Hagelskamp, 3). In addition to that cultural socialization is a key factor as it teaches the children of their cultural heritage encouraging them to be proud of their roots. This is implemented by traditional approaches such the celebration of holidays or exposure to their culture by museums, food, languages and family customs. Including teaching them the importance of having value for cultural diversity (Hagelskamp, 3). The discrimination that takes place in the workplace affects the mentality of the parents. Some of the outcomes are decreased satisfaction, mental, and physical health problems. This causes the parent to also develop an interpersonal prejudice that is then directed to the children. Parents who are exposed to discrimination at work have a higher tendency to discuss these issues with their children to give them an insight of what might be coming for them. This is to prepare them on how to cope, and to understand the cultural and social reasons as of why such acts take place (Hagelskamp,...
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...The Role of Technology in Education We live in a world that is constantly changing and evolving. Technology is no different. Over recent years, the role that technology plays in education has changed drastically. Years ago, the use of technology in the classroom was frowned upon because it took away from the educational experience of children and the face-to-face time with instructors. However, now it is imperative for educators to incorporate technology into the classroom as a learning tool to prepare this generation to survive in today’s technological society. Many are still skeptical about the use of certain technologies. Nonetheless, some evidence of both benefits and problems can be found. It is key for educators to be able to reach out and meet the individual needs of students. While implementing the use of technology in the classroom may seem frightening to some, it appears to be a wonderful idea to others. Distinguishing between the learning needs of children is a necessity for educators. In the article “RETHINKING THE FUTURE OF LEARNING: THE POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY,” Leer & Ivanov focus in on the various learning patterns of children and how educational standardization could affect them. Although computerized learning is becoming more frequent, the United States is probably still a ways away from making this type of learning a standard in education. In some places, there are lack of resources, which would...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper BIS/220 01-26-2012 Information Technology Acts Paper Advancements in information technology are made daily. Theses advancements have brought new ethical issues to the surface. Complexities that could not be imaged 30 years prior are making the public take a look back at privacy and how fast it is disappearing. The processing of data via the computer (Encarta, 2003), better known as information technology, brings with it the ability to gather and distribution of large amounts of data inexpensively. The majority of the data available on-line is the comprised of bits and pieces of everyone’s lives. The public has taken a closer look at the options they have to govern that data and protect their privacy. Two laws put into place to protect the public’s privacy were the Do Not Call Implementation Act of 2003 and the Childrens Internet Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). Do Not Call Implementation Act of 2003 Some of the major advancements in information technology are the World Wide Web, electronic mail, mobile phones, and multiple communication device options. The combination of these advancements made individuals personal contact information very accessible. This gave telemarketers many different ways to contact possible customers. Many organizations used this opportunity to bombard, anyone unlucky enough to unknowingly provide their data, with multiple sale attempts. The Do Not Call Implementation Act of 2003 was in response to the unethical...
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...Social Networking for Kids Most people would agree that advances in technology are an exceedingly good thing. Technology is making life easier for more and more people everyday. And yet, there are many negative things that come from technology, including the new battles it creates for parents and their children. Parents today have an entirely new minefield of things to worry about that our parents never did. The internet has created a new more efficient way for people to communicate, this includes our children. The question then becomes, how much is too much? How young is too young? When are kids mature enough to not only realize that there are dangers in putting too much information on the internet, but to know what those dangers are and how to avoid them? Also, what affect will the potential cyber bullying have on kids? Social Networking sites like MySpace, Twitter, and mainly Facebook say that they respect the privacy of minors and that they create a safe place for people to connect; but do they really take an active stand for the privacy of all of their patrons, most notably the under eighteen age group? One of the primary concerns for parents with children using social networking websites like Facebook is cyber bullying. As Anne Weaver (2010) demonstrates in her article, Facebook and other Pandora’s boxes, bullying is not a new phenomenon, the danger in cyber bullying, particularly with Facebook, lies with the fact that it is a much more public degradation...
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...In the new decades there are more and more children growing up without parents and they are sent to foster homes. Also, when I was younger technology was at a stand-still. Discipline was used when I grew up. There was no such thing as back talking without getting back-handed or a bar of soap in your mouth. Nowadays there are so many undisciplined children it is ridiculous. At the same time if they are to try and discipline a child, there is more of a chance you can get into trouble by the law. Temper tantrums were not even tolerated, now if you walk into a store you are almost guaranteed to see a kid having a temper tantrum. Everyone these days know of ‘Foster Homes.’ Growing up they were around, but not widely used. There are a lot of children these days that have no parents, or are taken from their parents due to neglect. Back in the 60’s or 70’s they were around, but not as common as they are now. Even the amounts of homeless people have grown tremendously over the years. You will tend to see more homeless children than ever before! Another change that there has been growing up, is the advancement of technology. Do you remember pagers? I do, I can promise you though that no child growing up now would even have a slight idea of what it was. I remember computers weren’t as common or popular as they are today. They are starting to see computer technology as a way to teach children of the ‘new age.’ When I was younger there were no such things as even a cordless...
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...recall test, participants would recall the best they could even if it was just partial statements. For the recognition test, the statements would appear on the screen and stay there until the participant made a decision. Even though all 20 statements would be present half of them would be the same while the other half would be altered. As far as the results, I would think that the younger adults would be able to recall more than the older adults but not enough to the point where there would be a significant relationship between the age and condition. For the recognition portion, I would think that the results would be very similar for both the younger adults and older...
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...research about is how technology is affecting people and how they interact with one another. More specifically though, I want to focus on the younger generation and children, and how their engulfment in the digital world is seriously affecting their physical relationships with family and friends. Now, to focus on children, family, friends, and how they are all being affected by the new and coming digital life is a decently broad topic. So, to limit my topic I will look closely at what questions and answers I can ask in regards to each of the above areas of research, and develop a tentative thesis. The preliminary research that I’ve conducted so far includes three articles; “How our digital devices are affecting our personal relationships”, “Children, technology, problems, and preferences”, and “Kids really are different these days”. The first of the three, entitled “How our digital devices are affecting our personal relationships”, brings to attention the fact that everyone nowadays is getting really caught up in recent technologies, and it goes on to discuss how such a strong involvement in technology is negatively affecting our personal relationships. Furthermore, the article mentions how the presence of cell phones reduces many vital factors in maintaining strong relationships with friends and family, including trust, closeness, and empathy. The second article, entitled “Children, technology, problems, and preferences”, is solely focused around the younger generation. The article...
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...Advertising to children has existed for a long time; however what has changed is the amount of advertising and the media through which it comes. Today’s commercials are more sophisticated and pervasive, it is not that the products are good or bad, it is the notion of manipulating children to buy the product. Children are not little adults and their minds are not fully developed, still marketers are playing to their developmental vulnerability. The advertising that children are exposed to today is honed by psychologist and is enhanced by media technologies (Clay, 2000). The issues surround the impact of commercial culture and children’s well-being usually generates plumes of steam and everyone gets excited about it. However there seem to be two very hostile sides that are digging themselves in. On one side there are the evil corporations vs. the helpless children; on the other side there are the marketers that claim television is good for children. Overall this shows that children are entirely helpless and open to manipulation in such a wholesale way. So who is right? Is commercialism bad for children, or is commercial simply a part of modern democratic or capitalistic system which children are okay with. Nevertheless, the basic rule of advertising is to be truthful and not mislead the consumer. In today’s world of technology overload, younger and younger children are being exposed to product branding and marketing. Advertisers are notorious for exaggerating the benefits...
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...1.0 Introduction 1.1Definition of Responsible Business Responsible business is the same meaning as business ethics which mean runs a business honestly, and tries to think more about the environment and people when making decisions for business, so that can make a positive contribution to the local community and wider society (ORB, n.d.). Besides, business responsibilities also known as Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR), it was actually a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental will be more concern in business operation and interaction with stakeholders. According to Starbucks (2004), a responsible company is the one who always listen to the stakeholders and response honestly with concern. Stake holders can be categorise as a person, organisation or a group that has interest or related in an organization. Examples for stakeholders are directors, creditors, employees, shareholders, supplies, government, the community and unions. Proton 1.2 History of Proton Malaysia PROTON (Perusahan Otomobil Nasional Berhad) started their very first business on May 7, 1983 and main in manufacture, sell motor vehicles and related products, which including spare parts accessories for vehicles and other components. As a very memorable history, the first car that produced by PROTON is Proton Saga (Appendix 1), which is launched on July 9, 1985. The original idea that conceived the Malaysia car is actually by a Malaysian, his name is Dato’ Seri Mahatir...
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...argue that there is disconnect between the younger generation and the sources of what they term as fair food systems. Ideally, the future is at stake regarding the young people not understanding the food systems in a much easier way. People tend to be very busy on a daily basis, that little time is spent on refining and expanding knowledge of food thereby appreciating food. As mentioned early, food must involve aspects of culture, pleasantness, and pleasure. The reason as to why the taste education debate is controversial is due to the increasing rate of fast and junk foods that have been identified as serious threats to the health of both young and the elderly. Younger people tend to lack the knowledge of cooking when they grow. It affects them regarding understanding the quality of food they are expected to eat. The underlying fact is that there is a failure on the part of the parents who are to blame for the lack of this knowledge. That begs another question; does it mean that the parents too lack the expertise to cook? On an analytical perspective, taste education is an aspect that truly lacks in our education systems and among the general human fraternity. There is a growing crop of parents of the 21st century who lack the expertise to pass on to their children as pertains to taste education. Background to Taste Education Is the future of our children at stake regarding cooking technology? It has to be defined as a technology as several movements have been formed that...
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...youth. Living the life of a challenged child hood is some of the factors that may contribute to the factors of juvenile delinquency. The children of the future are in trouble of being locked up before they get a chance to live their life. “Today, Juvenile facilities nationwide hold some 104,000 offenders” (Cannon, Beiser, 2004, p.29). Out of the 21 million that live in the United States the stated number from above is questionable. Why are there so many, is there a reason for this, and what is being done to understand this? These are questions that may pop into your head as read the first statement. Technologies, pressure from parents, acceptance from society are three factors that contribute to juvenile delinquency. First we begin with the pressures of parents or the pressures that they may apply to their children. I read an article that the author says it best. We live in a society that often puts too much stress on financial success and not enough on personal well-being. Because of this parents understandably can over-focus on guiding their children towards a lucrative career rather than giving them time and space to find their own path in life. (Steve, 2008) I agree with this statement whole heartedly because it is being done all the time by parents. So to another contributing factor that the parents are showing their children that financial responsibility is almost more important than the issues of life, such as being a good human being and showing compassion to other...
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...Limit Screen Time for Children? Instagram, Snapchat, Youtube and Fruit Ninja, sound familiar? These are all popular apps many people love on their phone, many think that these games are all fun, but there is also a bad side to them that many people don’t see. Parents need to limit screen time for children because it can cause depression and anxiety, a disconnection from nature, and puts them at risk for obesity and unhealthy eating habits. Children who have unlimited screen time or obsessive amounts of screen time are more likely to have depression and or anxiety. As stated by Michael Price, “Researchers have returned to data and looked for a correlation between screen time and depressive symptoms. They found that...
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...Are children smarter (or more socialized) because of the Internet? In the world today, technology is everywhere, and the Internet is a major part of our lives. Almost everything we do in our daily lives has to do with the computer or some sort of technology in one way or another. Children now a days are starting to use technology at younger age. There are a lot of children with tablets or iPods, which they use daily. So this brings to mind, are children smart or more socialized because of the internet? With children of all ages using the internet on daily basis, are they learning or just using it to socialize with other friends? According to 2005 Pew Research Center report, 87% of 12-17 year olds are online. That is a 24% increase over the past 4 years, this leads people to worry about the effect of access to endless information or misinformation, on children. Some researchers have found that having a home computer has led to higher standardized test scores, and others have found that a home computer encourages children to more self-directed learners. Children these days are encouraged to use the internet in order to do research and find reliable sources for their research. The internet offers a wide variety of study options for children from online tests to computer generated index cards. A plus to the internet is that it offers and endless supply of knowledge and information. But you must know how to determine what is true and what is false online. And for this reason...
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