Is The Internet Changing Social Life

In today’s world with technology, communication has been impacted both negatively and positively. With the changes communication has been made easier but it has also caused some separation from families and separates the younger generation from the older generation. Most families now have a technology device that monitors how long the family is on the internet as well as able to shut off the internet. With the increase in the use of technology being able to shut off the devices has become increasingly harder, which makes spending proper time with family more difficult. Although technology is something that adolescents depend on, adults do not use it as much but use it more to keep track of what their children may be doing on social media

In T.R Tyler’s article, Is the Internet Changing Social Life? He talks about the problems that have been created due to the use of technology being more prominent in everyday life now. Although he does talk about the obsession that has been created because of the extra use of technology and the lack of communication that has been created he also discusses how “the Internet seems to have created a new way of doing old things” (Tyler ch.3). This means that the way the internet developing it is shaping and changing the social norms. Which is a good thing in terms of helping create an easier way for everyone to understand each other and

Any Web site that allows social interaction is thought to be a social media site, including social networking such as Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter; gaming places and virtual worlds such as Club Penguin, Second Life, and the Sims; video sites such as YouTube. Such sites offer today 's youth an entrance for entertainment and communication and have grown in popularity over the years. For this reason, it is important that parents become aware of the nature of social media sites, given that not all of them are healthy for children and teenagers. Doctors can help families understand these sites and to encourage healthy use and encourage parents to watch for problems with cyberbullying, sexting, and exposure to inappropriate content. In the article The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families Gwenn Schurgin O 'Keeffe discusses the issues of adolescents having a social media presence and how families need to make sure that what is being viewed in appropriate and does not expose children to things that should not be seen. Due to children being able to easily be influenced and their “susceptibility to peer pressure, children and adolescents are at some risk as they navigate and experiment with social media” it is easier for adolescents to be convinced of accessing things that they should not and because of this it is important that families are aware of the sites and