The New Generation: Internet and the Side Effects
The New Generation: Internet and the Side Effects
Submitted to:
Professor Tonio Sadik
Submitted by:
John Yoo (4578772)
SOC 3116 C
November 16th 2011
The article, "A Fantasy World Is Creating Problems in South Korea" published by Choe Sang-Hun from The New York Times discuss the growing issue of internet gaming addiction among adults in South Korea (Choe, 2010). With the emergence of the internet, more and more people around the world communicate with one another on a day-to-day basis through this modern communication technology. As the digital generation in the 21st Century continues to stay online, there is a need to critically examine the issue of whether or not there is a correlation between the amount of time people spend online (including surfing the web, social networking, instant messaging, online gaming, etc.) and its effects on their social behaviour. This essay will focus on how people interact online based on certain theories that may explain the increase of internet addiction and the potential consequences these issues may bring to our next generation. In comparison to the previous generations who have grown up mostly with books and outdoor activities, the generation Z or the “internet” generation today are integrating the digital culture into their early lives. For these generations, the Internet, playing videogames, downloading music onto an iPod, or multitasking with a cell phone is no more complicated than setting the toaster oven to bake or turning on the TV. However, it is important to note that internet was first developed for the military and was not used commercially until 1990’s when its information-sharing and communicative functions attracted the interest of corporations and then of the general public (Gackenbach, 2007, p. 18). Nowadays, it is a mandatory condition for employees to use internet at work, to use e-mail and share files. Furthermore, due to the rapid development of
Submitted to:
Professor Tonio Sadik
Submitted by:
John Yoo (4578772)
SOC 3116 C
November 16th 2011
The article, "A Fantasy World Is Creating Problems in South Korea" published by Choe Sang-Hun from The New York Times discuss the growing issue of internet gaming addiction among adults in South Korea (Choe, 2010). With the emergence of the internet, more and more people around the world communicate with one another on a day-to-day basis through this modern communication technology. As the digital generation in the 21st Century continues to stay online, there is a need to critically examine the issue of whether or not there is a correlation between the amount of time people spend online (including surfing the web, social networking, instant messaging, online gaming, etc.) and its effects on their social behaviour. This essay will focus on how people interact online based on certain theories that may explain the increase of internet addiction and the potential consequences these issues may bring to our next generation. In comparison to the previous generations who have grown up mostly with books and outdoor activities, the generation Z or the “internet” generation today are integrating the digital culture into their early lives. For these generations, the Internet, playing videogames, downloading music onto an iPod, or multitasking with a cell phone is no more complicated than setting the toaster oven to bake or turning on the TV. However, it is important to note that internet was first developed for the military and was not used commercially until 1990’s when its information-sharing and communicative functions attracted the interest of corporations and then of the general public (Gackenbach, 2007, p. 18). Nowadays, it is a mandatory condition for employees to use internet at work, to use e-mail and share files. Furthermore, due to the rapid development of
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