Interpersonal Communication
Informative Essay
How have different communication methods effected Generation Y’s high school social skills? What would happen if all social media, texting, instant messaging, all just disappeared? How would today’s high school students communicate? An average high school student today will most commonly communicate with peers through either some sort of social media site, or through the most common form of communication amongst high school students; texting. A major problem that today’s high school students, or Generation Y, faces is that they are known to lack in some forms of communication skills. They seem to struggle when it is time to talk to people of higher authority, (e.g. parents, teachers, other adults) because they lack the …show more content…
With involvements in technology every day, it is only obvious that texting and social media will continue to grow as a whole. Even though they are found to elevate exasperation, deteriorate patience, decline writing skills, and create a lack in physical interactivity, these modes of communication will continue to grow with the growing technological age this world is in. These things will soon enough almost become the social trend, and nothing wrong will be found about them. Generation Y is bringing along with them, an extreme amount of technological smarts that will help them, and hurt them in the …show more content…
She has also worked for various academic institutions and has served the education industry for many years. She became a writer after completing her college education and then established her career in the field of education and research. In this article, Alice states four main points that technology is doing to Generation Y. She intends this article to be read by high school or college students that may be doing research on this topic.
Simonpietri, Stacie. Social Media & Parent-Child Communication. Social Media: Current
Trends Among Children and Their Parents and Implications Regarding Interpersonal
Communication. Jeremy Rose, 5 May 2011. Web. 14 Jan. 2014.
This article is written by a graduate student who was a Magna Cum Laude Thesis Candidate. She writes this essay to discuss current trends among children and their parents and implications regarding interpersonal communication. This essay doesn 't only explain the affects on the students, but also on their parents and families communication. One big problem that could occur from this source is obviously bias. She wrote this essay to inform other college students and possibly adults, the affect of technology on their communication
How have different communication methods effected Generation Y’s high school social skills? What would happen if all social media, texting, instant messaging, all just disappeared? How would today’s high school students communicate? An average high school student today will most commonly communicate with peers through either some sort of social media site, or through the most common form of communication amongst high school students; texting. A major problem that today’s high school students, or Generation Y, faces is that they are known to lack in some forms of communication skills. They seem to struggle when it is time to talk to people of higher authority, (e.g. parents, teachers, other adults) because they lack the …show more content…
With involvements in technology every day, it is only obvious that texting and social media will continue to grow as a whole. Even though they are found to elevate exasperation, deteriorate patience, decline writing skills, and create a lack in physical interactivity, these modes of communication will continue to grow with the growing technological age this world is in. These things will soon enough almost become the social trend, and nothing wrong will be found about them. Generation Y is bringing along with them, an extreme amount of technological smarts that will help them, and hurt them in the …show more content…
She has also worked for various academic institutions and has served the education industry for many years. She became a writer after completing her college education and then established her career in the field of education and research. In this article, Alice states four main points that technology is doing to Generation Y. She intends this article to be read by high school or college students that may be doing research on this topic.
Simonpietri, Stacie. Social Media & Parent-Child Communication. Social Media: Current
Trends Among Children and Their Parents and Implications Regarding Interpersonal
Communication. Jeremy Rose, 5 May 2011. Web. 14 Jan. 2014.
This article is written by a graduate student who was a Magna Cum Laude Thesis Candidate. She writes this essay to discuss current trends among children and their parents and implications regarding interpersonal communication. This essay doesn 't only explain the affects on the students, but also on their parents and families communication. One big problem that could occur from this source is obviously bias. She wrote this essay to inform other college students and possibly adults, the affect of technology on their communication