social isolation & neurosis
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Technology Creates Social Technology Creates Social Isolation and Neurosis Isolation and Neurosis
Amanda CookSocial Impact of Technology
Emily Brett
How often have you avoided
someone by quickly checking
your phone or turning on your
IPod to listen to music?
How often do you stay at home
to watch TV, play video games,
or go on computer rather than
go out with friends?
How often do you check your
FaceBook page while hanging
out with friends or even at a
party?
HOW OFTEN…
GOOD OR BAD?GOOD OR BAD?
Today, technology can have a negative affect on any one, especially the younger generations. This can cause isolation and neurosis in our society.
Sherry Turkle, a MIT professor and clinical psychologist, says social networks
“don’t change what we do, they change who we are”
Society has changed in many ways with new inventions that allow us easier and quicker communication and better time management in our lives.
DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONS
SOCIAL ISOLATION NEUROSIS
The virtual absence of
interaction with others,
outside of that required to
perform basic life functions
such as the following;
• School
• Work
• Entertainment
Any of various mental or
emotional disorders involving
symptoms such as insecurity,
anxiety, depression, and
irrational fears.
WHAT WHAT CREATES IT?CREATES IT?
People today are more
connected to one
another than ever
before in human
history. However, they
are more lonely and
distant than ever says
Turkle.
Examples of how Technology can cause Social
Isolation and Neurosis in our society;
Media; how we perceive ourselves (Magazines,
TV, Movies)
Social Media; keeping in touch with our “friends”
(Facebook, Twitter)
Cell Phones; texting instead of actual conversions
(I Phones, Blackberries)
Video Games; Playing online with “friends” (COD)
DOWN SIDEOF TECHNOLGY
Teenagers who use Facebook more often show narcissistic tendencies while young
adults who have a strong Facebook presence show more signs of other psychological
disorders, including antisocial behaviors, mania, and aggressive tendencies.
Daily overuse of media and technology has a negative effect on the health of all
children, preteens, and teenagers by making them more prone to anxiety, depression,
and other psychological disorders, as well as by making them more susceptible to
future health problems.
Facebook can be distracting and can negatively impact learning. Studies found that
middle school, high school, and college students who checked Facebook at least once
during a 15-minute study period achieved lower grades.
STUDY STUDY - isolation- isolation
McPerson, Smith-Lovin and Brashears of University of Arizona and Duke found the following;
Social isolation is growing at a high rate in America. A quarter of Americans say they have no one to discuss personal problems with, which is more than double the number found in a 1985 study.
Why has this problem increased?
• Vast New Technology?
• Naïve?
• Lack of Social Interactions?
STUDY STUDY – addiction– addiction
Dr. Block found that addiction can be identified as causing
compulsive-impulsive disorders
Checking e-mails constantly
Thinking your phone is vibrating
South Korea has a serious health problem due to internet
addiction. According to The New York time,
“Up to 30% of South Koreans under 18, or about 2.4
million people, are at risk of Internet Addiction”
FACEBOOK “FRIENDS”FACEBOOK “FRIENDS”
Simone Back, a Brighton, U.K. women, announced her suicide on her
facebook status. None of her more than 1000 “friends” contacted her
from her posting. Many simply argued with one another on her wall if it
was legitimate and whether or not she had the freedom of choice to kill
herself.
This story shows how many friends
people actually have and is sad to
see society behave in this manner.
How many friends on your own
FaceBook do you consider actual friends?
Common examples of people isolating themselves with the use of
Technology.
People on the phone during dinner (parents & kids)
Group of kids walking to school listening to their IPods
Texting and checking e-mails during class or at work
People need to re-learn how to communicate with others such as in
the previous examples. General life situations like those shouldn’t be
taking advantage of while people could be gaining better relationships
with others and themselves.
QUOTEQUOTE
“Technology is the knack of so arranging the world so that we don't
have to experience it.”
Max Frisch
IN CONCLUSIONIN CONCLUSION
I do not believe technology is necessarily the problem, however I think people need to
figure out and control their technology intake and usage.
We need to be able to maintain actual relationships with others but still enjoy the benefits
of new technology. By simply putting our phones away, turning the computer off, or
putting down the remote, we could gain better lifestyles by spending time with the people
around us. This could ultimately help reduce social isolation and neurosis in our society.
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