The Life of Teenagers Today and that of Young People 100 Years Ago
The daily life of teenagers today and that of young people 100 years ago.
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Developments in the world throughout the years have greatly impacted the world in various ways. These developments include technological and socio-political changes. These changes have made social activities today to become incomparable with those from a hundred years ago. In this case teenagers as a social group have fell victim to these changes as. This fact easily unveils itself when evaluating the social activities of the youth today. Their behavior and the use of their leisure time are also compared to that of their colleagues a hundred years ago.
Keywords: technology, behavior, social activities.
The daily life of teenagers today and that of young people 100 years ago.
Teenagers today make use different types of technological devices, such as TV sets, smartphones and tablets-both at home and school. They also acquire education with the aid of technology. The help of technology in education has replaced the role that parents and teachers used to play in the education of their children. Not only does this refer to the teaching material and method but also to communication skills. Connors (2011) explains that the main target audience for social media is young people. They waste an insanely huge amount of their time on social networks rather than using it for wise constructive activities (Connors, 2011, p. 45).
Presently, teenagers are more educated than they were a hundred years ago. Education that is easily accessed makes the youths more socially active. As a result, they tend to question the traditions of society. By so doing the young people have become great contributors to change in society, as Silling (2010) describes (Silling, 2010, p. 256). A hundred years ago were conservative and followed customary traditions set by society. This made them inactive since they lacked access to quality education.
Connors (2011) explains
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Institutional Affiliation
Abstract
Developments in the world throughout the years have greatly impacted the world in various ways. These developments include technological and socio-political changes. These changes have made social activities today to become incomparable with those from a hundred years ago. In this case teenagers as a social group have fell victim to these changes as. This fact easily unveils itself when evaluating the social activities of the youth today. Their behavior and the use of their leisure time are also compared to that of their colleagues a hundred years ago.
Keywords: technology, behavior, social activities.
The daily life of teenagers today and that of young people 100 years ago.
Teenagers today make use different types of technological devices, such as TV sets, smartphones and tablets-both at home and school. They also acquire education with the aid of technology. The help of technology in education has replaced the role that parents and teachers used to play in the education of their children. Not only does this refer to the teaching material and method but also to communication skills. Connors (2011) explains that the main target audience for social media is young people. They waste an insanely huge amount of their time on social networks rather than using it for wise constructive activities (Connors, 2011, p. 45).
Presently, teenagers are more educated than they were a hundred years ago. Education that is easily accessed makes the youths more socially active. As a result, they tend to question the traditions of society. By so doing the young people have become great contributors to change in society, as Silling (2010) describes (Silling, 2010, p. 256). A hundred years ago were conservative and followed customary traditions set by society. This made them inactive since they lacked access to quality education.
Connors (2011) explains
References: Connors, B. (2011). The Gods of Time. New York: Random House. Silling, M. (2010)Teenage Trends. Portland: Burning Bush Press.