1. Quote from Lisabeth Saunders Medlock (a psychologist)
“I have heard people say that they are afraid they will miss something if they do not do the checking,” she says. “And when people are not doing anything else they tend to interact with their phones to distract or entertain themselves. I have seen people in the line for the bathroom playing with their phones.”
Coming from a psychologist perspective, this quote shows the social consequences of the world counting on cell phones to keep up with their lives. I'm guilty of addictively checking my phone as much as anyone else, which has become a problem in our social interactions. People are afraid that they'll miss something, such as social media updates or texts, leaving them out of the loop of information.
2. An excerpt from 6 Ways Cell Phones Change the World
"According to the World Bank, three quarters of people on Earth have access to a mobile phone. There are now at least 6 billion mobile phone subscriptions active, up from 1 billion in the year 2000 -- and 5 billion of those are in developing countries. So a key way cell phones change the world is what they were designed for: communication."
An important impact of cell phones on our society is the way they allow worldwide communication instantly. Because they have been around for a good amount of time, they have become relatively cheap and accessible, resulting in greater access in developing countries. This way, people from developing countries have a voice and are able to seek ways to improve their way of life.
3. An excerpt from The History and Evolution of Cell Phones
"Many of the early cell phones were considered to be “car phones,” as they were too large and cumbersome to carry around in a pocket or purse. However, in 1983, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x arrived on the market. Though huge by today’s standards, it was considered the first truly mobile phone because it was small enough to carry."The beginning of the era of mobile phones was very revolutionary. Even though the first of these was very big, bulky, and $4000 (shown on the right), many people flocked to it. It sparked a whole new way to communicate with people outside of their home or car.
Source: https://www.artinstitutes.edu/blog/the-history-and-evolution-of-cell-phones
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This excerpt is referencing a study done to test the safeness of children using cell phones on the street. It found that children aged 10-11 had their attention to traffic decreased by 20 percent and their risk of getting hit by a car increased 43 percent.
Apple's recently has been under pressure from the US government to allow a backdoor to the iPhone. This "backdoor" would give the FBI the ability to access personal information from anyone they see dangerous or a potential threat. The question of security vs privacy with mobile phones has been around a long time already. In 1993, the NSA introduced a 'clipper chip' to have a backdoor to many phones at the time. This sparked public outrage and resulted in the chip never being adopted. Then, in 2013, it was revealed that the NSA and British Government Communications Headquarters had been gathering huge amounts of personal data from the public, such as SMS messages, location data, emails, and notes.
5. Excerpt from Does cell phone use really affect our communication skills?
"We have become a society that is completely dependent on our technology to communicate with others. It’s almost impossible for us to maintain our social life without using some sort of modern-day technology to communicate."
Cell phones have become extremely common for people all around the world. As the technology continues to spread, it's effect on people's lives is just now being discovered. People are actually lost the ability to communicate without using some sort of modern technology and this is quite scary.
6. An excerpt from The Cellphone: Positive Impacts on Our Society
"Keeping a cellphone on you allows you to make 911 calls immediately, with no need to waste time finding a phone to call from. The Federal Communications Commission estimates that 70 percent of 911 calls are made from mobile devices, and recognizes them as an important public safety tool."
An aspect not discussed much on the topic of cell phones is their ability to allow most people to have access to 911. This lets more people have help in emergency situations, having an overall good impact on the world.
Source: http://www.pewinternet.org/2012/11/30/part-iii-the-impact-of-mobile-phones-on-peoples-lives/
7. Excerpt from Positive and Negative Effects of Mobile Phones
"Mobile phones are quite useful in studies and business. In both fields, the mobile phone has become like compulsory gadget. Students can access Internet on their mobile phones while on the go, and thus can get knowledge of any topic they wish to. The business persons can keep updated with the markets up and downs, can stay in touch with their employees and clients."
Among other things, cell phones are extremely useful in the world of business. The ability to communicate globally allows for international interconnectedness in the world of business, having the ability to contact anyone in an instant. This lets companies constantly keep in contact with each other to discuss business deals among other things.
8. Excerpt from Unsafe Driving in the Cell Phone Era
"Broken further down into cell phone tasks, the results showed overwhelmingly that talking on the cell phone led to the highest level of incidents, an astounding level of near crashes, and, where cell phone use contributed to driver distraction, cell phone conversation led to the most crashes."
Of course, a visible result of cell phones is their use in driving. People all over just can't seem to put their phones down behind the wheel, resulting in the number one cause of accidents today, cell phones. This has caused many countries to intact laws against using mobile phone use and driving, but (at least for now) it hasn't changed much.
9. Excerpt from Why Your Cell Phone Causes Sleep Problems
A new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston discovered that the impact late-night technology use has on sleep quality is greater than previously thought. The study followed two groups of 12 study participants; one group read on an iPad for four hours before bed each night for five consecutive nights. The second group read printed books in dim light, and after a week the groups switched. The iPad group showed lower levels of melatonin, a hormone linked to sleepiness. They also experienced shorter restorative REM cycles, delayed circadian rhythms, and felt sleepier the next morning despite getting eight hours of sleep. The blue light from many devices, not just the iPad, can have a negative effect on our melatonin levels because this type of light tells our body to stay awake and alert.
Cell phones have the unintended consequence of leaving people up way past their intended sleeping time. This leads to less sleep by the overall population, leading to more stress put on people than they already have. The excerpt from the article above shows a study of how much cell phones affect our sleep, which is surprisingly a lot.
10. Excerpt from 7 Surprising Ways Cell Phones Affect Your Health
"The influence of cell phones on child pedestrian safety is particularly concerning because cell phones, an oddity a decade ago, are quickly becoming ubiquitous among American schoolchildren,"
This excerpt is referencing a study done to test the safeness of children using cell phones on the street. It found that children aged 10-11 had their attention to traffic decreased by 20 percent and their risk of getting hit by a car increased 43 percent.
Great article, here is similar article on the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones
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