The Importance Of Technology On Socialization

What is technology? Why was it created? What is the purpose of technology? Understanding the place that technology has in our lives is extremely important. Technology made transportation much easier since trains, cars, and airplanes reduced the time consumed while transporting. Some people may argue that technology leads people to become less socialized although, it was created to facilitate easy socialization and communication. Those people have no idea about the great impact and importance of technology in the 20th and 21st centuries, and its great significance in the evolution of humans and the way they live. People claim that technology leads to decreased socialization. They may argue that it does not allow people do discuss

Technology has proved to increase socialization rather than decreasing it. In the past communicating with people in different countries was very hard and it took a lot of time since hand written letters were used and they were delivered by special men. Nowadays, technology, such as mobile phones and computers, provided a much easier and faster way to communicate with others all over the world. In the 21st century a study done by the Pew Research Center proved that over 90% of people own mobile phones which proves the importance of technology on socialization. In addition, in the past people used to struggle for days walking or riding horses to travel. Many people died while traveling because of exhaustion or being attacked by an animal or were killed by thugs or thieves. Now, technology provided many technical advances such as airplanes and cars which allowed people to travel all around the world without any effort or danger, allowing them to meet people from different countries and making them more socialized. A study done by Mark Johansson in the International Business Times found that there is a 40% increase in the number of people traveling now. Another main point that people do argue about is the video games and how it affects people 's social life. Video games have been proven to have a great impact on the brain in which they enhance the brain cells and cause an increase in the socialization especially while playing online with others. Xbox live is a great example of that since it allows people to chat and play at the same time preventing them from feeling less socialized and alone. A study done by Cynthia Carter Ching the associate professor of education at the University of California observed that children find ways to transform their experiences with technology into fun, and highly