Impact of Technology on Adolescents
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Members
-Karen Pereira. No. 1
-Rubén Salas. No. 2
-Said Roa. No. 30
Technology in Adolescence.
Problem statement.
Adolescence is an important stage of human maturation. During this period
we all cross the great dividing line between childhood and adulthood at the biosocial levels,
cognitive and sociocultural.
As a starting point, it is necessary to clarify that adolescence is a product of society.
occidental and modernity. The term is used to refer to a period of the life cycle
of the people, which has particular characteristics. Among its main characteristics are
they find: the search for ideals, the search for a peer group and personal spaces of
social organization, processes of transformation and autonomy, and a new exercise of
sexuality.
From a cognitive point of view, important intellectual changes occur, one acquires and
it consolidates abstract thinking and with it, the ability to solve problems develops,
to construct hypotheses and to apply deductive reasoning. Regarding the emotional aspect, the
the need to 'be part of the group' becomes particularly important, as from
socialization with others, the teenager knows, shares, or expresses ideas, tastes, habits and
preferences, and shapes its own ideals, values, or behaviors that will define it individually and
socially. The contact of young people in recreational spaces (parties, school, the
street or the neighborhood) allows them to share and build ideas, behaviors or ways of
expression that they learn daily from their environment, which in turn are constructed and
they share thanks to the information and communication media.
The context influences being a teenager and, currently, technology is an important part of
this context. Adolescents have normalized the use of cell phones and computers. The use
The use of social networks is progressively increasing, especially among the adolescent population;
fact that sets a trend in all aspects of life for this population. It is worth noting that
during adolescence, interaction with the group becomes more important, and technologies
they have allowed for an expansion of interaction and communication methods among teenagers.
Today's teenagers are the first to experience the change brought about by the
technological advancements: they have a greater mastery of these, another type of access to
knowledge, global communication channels, and new ways of relating and expressing oneself.
One of the main reasons for concern, both for teachers and for the family,
regarding the relationships that adolescents have with ICT (Information Technologies)
and Communication), it is the possibility that addictive behaviors may appear that can
disrupt personal and social development. Through the use of ICT, social relationships are
they expand, but they also acquire new characteristics that do not occur in the real plane of the
interpersonal communication (face to face).
Justification.
This research is conducted with the aim of establishing the degree of vulnerability against
technology, and to know the alternatives available to it in young people aged 13 to 14
age of General Secondary Education from first to second year of Santa Teresa del Niño School
Jesus, to think of a life without activities and space for rest, fun or the
development currently seems impossible, even though life is full of activities. It
they find daily periods of weekends and vacation free time but each time they
Note the absence of appropriate guidance and education for the use of such time.
free.
We will also talk about the changes that this dependency causes in a society, as it is the
the same technology that imposes its own laws, we are totally dependent on technology, a
A large percentage of our time is spent browsing the internet, and less time is spent
to study or to sport.
We will also learn through surveys about the importance for young people regarding the
technology, the excessive use of these and investigations will be conducted to know the scope of the
technology in the activities of human beings, particularly among young people aged 13 to
14 years old, therefore the work presented aims to demonstrate the
importance of physical and recreational activities in the free time of adolescents and not the
technology as the greatest reach for personal fulfillment of them.