Abstract
Due to the widespread popularity and seeming dependence on smartphones, especially by millennials and post-millennials, many parents, teachers, and even medical professionals have expressed concern that an entire generation may be addicted to these devices and the various social media to which they provide access. Sociologically, however, it may be more insightful to apply some of the well-established theories related to social change and adaptation to technology, to describe, analyze, and better explain the massive popularity and widespread use of this particular phenomenon as a way of life and its impact on human behavior, social interaction, culture, and society.
Recommended Citation
Thompson, William E. 8865136 and Thompson, Mica L.
(2017)
"Smartphones: Addiction, or Way of Life?,"
Journal of Ideology: Vol. 38:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/ji/vol38/iss1/3