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RUNNING HEAD: TECHNOLOGY AFFECTING COMMUNICATION
Technology Affecting Communication
ITT Institute of Technology
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The growth of technology is growing constantly and it is advancing every day. Due to the advancement of technology, teens and preteens has been affected by it in many ways. One of the major and most crucial tools in life is communication. The communication status of teens now has diminished. Research will be done by surveys and all participants will answer accurately as possible and will be recorded precisely to the answers given. Previous researches were done prior on similar qualitative questions but the future intent will depend on which stage a person would like to go. The major intent of this research in the end is to find out how the communication growth of teens has been affected by the technological advancement of today’s society.
There are lots of advances in society today. A lot of things are evolving in a short amount of time. One of these things in particular is technology. This research that was done will be on the affects technology plays among teens with the way that they communicate with one another. Some people may say that it is helping teens communicate more. However, some people say that it is actually affecting the way how they speak, talk, and write to each other. The studied that was done for this particular research was put forth to show how much of a trend technology has played in the way teens communicate now, whether it be through the World Wide Web, texting through phones or by any other technological means.
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The changes and advancement in technology has made a huge impact on how the way children have communicated. The “number of teenagers using the internet has grown 24% within the last four years and 87% of those are between the ages of 12 and 17 are online.”(Lenhart, 2005) “Today’s teenagers and preteens, the give and take of friendship seems to
Technology Affecting Communication
ITT Institute of Technology
Rough Draft
For
Instructor
Abstract
The growth of technology is growing constantly and it is advancing every day. Due to the advancement of technology, teens and preteens has been affected by it in many ways. One of the major and most crucial tools in life is communication. The communication status of teens now has diminished. Research will be done by surveys and all participants will answer accurately as possible and will be recorded precisely to the answers given. Previous researches were done prior on similar qualitative questions but the future intent will depend on which stage a person would like to go. The major intent of this research in the end is to find out how the communication growth of teens has been affected by the technological advancement of today’s society.
There are lots of advances in society today. A lot of things are evolving in a short amount of time. One of these things in particular is technology. This research that was done will be on the affects technology plays among teens with the way that they communicate with one another. Some people may say that it is helping teens communicate more. However, some people say that it is actually affecting the way how they speak, talk, and write to each other. The studied that was done for this particular research was put forth to show how much of a trend technology has played in the way teens communicate now, whether it be through the World Wide Web, texting through phones or by any other technological means.
Literature Review
The changes and advancement in technology has made a huge impact on how the way children have communicated. The “number of teenagers using the internet has grown 24% within the last four years and 87% of those are between the ages of 12 and 17 are online.”(Lenhart, 2005) “Today’s teenagers and preteens, the give and take of friendship seems to
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