Technology and Family Interactions

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Jeanette Gomez SOC3214 I. How technology impacts family interaction It is very interesting to me how fast technology has changed through the years. When I was growing up we didn’t have cell phones until the late 1990’s. Even then the phones were huge and they actually were stored in a briefcase to charge them. Not to mention they were the size of a regular house phone. Back in the day if you wanted to talk to someone you would call their house phone, if they didn’t answer you left a message on the answering machine. When I would go to a friend’s house when I got there I had to call my parents to let them know I made it and the same when I went home. Nowadays it is not unusual for everyone in the family to have a cell phone. I have even seen children as young as five years old have their own cell phone. The funny part about that is the fact that they actually know how to operate one better than I do. Advertisements for cell phone promoting another way to communicate with your family members. Communication is about making sure you are understood and that you understand others. It has nothing to do with being able to talk to somebody whenever you like. Good communication is established by how you listen to and talk to your children, not by how often you talk. What children really need, and want, is to be heard and understood. They need to be certain that you think they are so important that you are willing to take the time to sit down and listen to them. II. Sources: 1. http://www.ehow.com/list_7438751_phones-1990s.html 2. http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Cell-Phones-For-Kids---A-Boon-Or-Bust-For-Family-Communication-And-Self-Reliance/823684 3. http://ezinearticles.com/?Cell-Phones-For-Your-Kids---A-Boon-Or-Bust-For-Family-Communication-and-Self-Reliance-in-Children?&id=3230616 4.
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