Ever try to communicate with anyone under 21 these days? With instant messageing, texting and email so popular as primary communication, are the kids growing up without the neccessary social skill to make it in the world? Are we breeding a generation of socially inept kids?
2007-11-16 04:07:59 · 16 answers · asked by BrianMichaels 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I believe there was research done into this, and the consensus was that kids are actually socializing even more than previous generations. They are just doing it in a different format, with different rules.
While it might seem to older generations that they are losing social skills, eventually their social skills will be the only ones, and thus, the imbalance will have righted itself. There was this same imbalance when the telephone replaced letter writing.
I still despair about it, though.
2007-11-16 04:12:57 · answer #1 · answered by mikah_smiles 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! Kids would rather IM than actually get together. Or if they do get together they are all taking pictures of each other and emailing them around.
I saw a group of middle school aged girls at a burger place the other day - all four were on their own phones talking to OTHER people or texting. Not a word was being said between them to each other.
2007-11-16 04:16:58 · answer #2 · answered by SusieB 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I think so. If kids aren't pulled away from over using technology they will become anti-social. It's a great improvement in humanity but as with everything it can be abused.
2007-11-16 04:11:27 · answer #3 · answered by King of Babylon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I don't think it's just children, though, as many adults opt to socialize via email/IM/etc as well, at the same time neglecting to get to know their own neighbors on their street, etc.
It's not just social skills either... I know with myself, I neglect important things like exercise because things like Y!A are just so danged addicting.
2007-11-16 04:12:23 · answer #4 · answered by Rob 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no. actually IM, text, and email are helping our kids with social skills. They also learn lots of things. Their teachers can talk to them about homework or whatever.They make lots of friends, and they can learn from each other how to be successful at something.
2007-11-16 04:13:34 · answer #5 · answered by weightless<3 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree. Not only that, but how many people do you see that are unapproachable because they have buds in their ears? Not to mention 'netspeak' abbreviations! Definitely not a way to enhance grammar and written skills.
2007-11-16 04:27:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this is sort of true but not for everyone there are lots of kids that can communicate well like in school and write good essays.
2007-11-16 04:13:19 · answer #7 · answered by Jenny C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that kids are being taught to get to the point. Not like back in the day when people just danced around everything.
2007-11-16 04:11:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think by Jim B's response the answer is clear -- I bet he's under 21.
And yes, I know what you mean -- it's pretty scary!
2007-11-16 04:12:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
IDK.......omg!
(just kidding)
It's bizarre, to say the least. I'm a mean mother because I actually make my kids write letters to their grandmothers.....on paper.....with a pen/pencil......address the envelope.....AND make them take it out to the mailbox!
Our social gathering rule: no electronic devices!
2007-11-16 04:27:03 · answer #10 · answered by dark_firmament 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋