Theorizing Society Lok Wai Tung, Virginia How would Georg Simmel explain mobile phone. Introduction Social theories offer explanations of what happens to human behaviors when they live in the societies. They are frameworks that aimed to study social phenomena, especially in contemporary world, where social changes are rapid and new social problems arise every day. In this essay, I seek to examine how Georg Simmel’s “The Metropolis and Mental Life” would understand mobile phone in modern world. The mobile phone has received much attention from social scientists as it represents the advanced technological breakthrough during the modern times and portraying the lifestyle of modern people greatly.
They are more advanced than ever. They do just about everything. There are ones that play music, game, take pictures, and even surf the web. But are cellphones safe to use in our everyday lives? Many critiques believe that cellphones are becoming increasingly dangerous, hundreds of car crashes occur daily from cellphone usage, and many believe that cellphones can be linked to cancer and other illnesses.
Enrique Martinez ENC1101 11-19-13 Prompt: Should society create rules/ethics/standards for public cell phone use? Society has developed a lot since the beginning of time. Now days it is fairly easy to make new friends especially through one of the greatest sources of communication (cell phone); people use this particular device daily in their routines. But sometimes, using a cell phone in public can be rude and disrespectful. We, as human beings, need to be able to interact with each other with certain ethics/standards.
Statistics showing size and growth of the current industry ii. Success and struggles of current industry iii. Thesis statement- The cell phone industry’s future will consist of a few major companies and a few smaller companies all trying to find their place in the market to compete with each other both foreign and domestic by making many technological advances to help make cell phone usage safer and cheaper. II. Current Industry a.
Chandra Lundy Ms. Riquelme British Literature 27 February 2014 The Usage of Cellphones on the Road Nowadays we cannot imagine our lives without cellular phones. They became very important things and a part of everyday life for many Americans, and a lot of people rely on them to perform their daily activities. Cell phones have become so popular that the machines that at first were used only for making calls give a possibility now to email, send text messages, surf the internet, and perform a lot of different tasks. It is regrettable that many of these daily activities take place while a person is driving. As a result of that there are a lot of accidents during the last years occurred because of the road use of cellular phones while driving.
The modern cell phone is multifunctional with great mobility that allows an individual to communicate with anyone around the world. People want the instant access at any time and any location, to phone calls, emails, text messages and internet. With cell phone use, there is an instant gratification that leads to unforeseen problems with ethics and relationships. There are various issues that have manifested from modern cell phone use, which have had negative ramifications on public safety. (Lusted 2011) The use of modern cell phones has made a negative impact on society, which can be understood through the reduced face-to-face communication and lack of privacy that can lead to cyber bullying.
Cell Phones – Helpful or Deadly? Fifteen years ago cell phones were first emerging on a global market. Since that time cell phone usage has exploded to over a billion users. While there are many great advantages to cell phone technology, no one could have predicted that there could also be several major disadvantages. Although cell phones connect people and can help in times of emergencies, they also have huge disadvantages.
In the past, people used mail and messengers to communicate from long distances. Then a man, Alexander Graham Bell, changed the way humans would communicate forever. Bell created the telephone which led to faster and easier ways to communicate. Nowadays, people still use telephones, and they also use cell phones which allow people to send messages, call people, search the Internet, play games, and so much more. Telephones and cell phones have changed the course of history for communication, by allowing an instant and easy way to communicate from a candlestick telephone, to modern advanced smart phones.
According to the Pew Research Internet Project (January, 2014) the number of American adults that own a cell phone is 90%. As stated by General Omar N. Bradley (personal communication, 1948, Vol. 1), “If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.” Depending on how technology has impacted or is a part of daily life, it can influence society in positive ways as well as negative. The progress in technology has had positive impacts on interaction with long distance relationships to start. Once before, communicating with a loved one overseas could take days or even weeks.
The digitization of cellular technology was introduced by the 3G wireless system that brought on the following enhancements: global roaming, superior voice and video quality, data services always on, online applications, web surfing, news, transportation services and online transactions such as ticketing, online shopping, banking and more. A general misunderstanding is that we are already using 4G (Fourth Generation) technology but that is incorrect because there is 3G and then there is what is beyond 3G (Third Generation); enhancements to our current 3G technology. 4G is a discussion point to address future needs of higher network speeds to offer both cellular and broadband services at a larger scale in terms of covering further distances