Literature Review
Libbenga 2003 says that mobile phones have impacted the quality of sleep in the teenage society. This is because most teenagers leave their mobile phones on during the night resulting in texts or phone calls in the middle of the night, thus waking up the teenager. Niles 2006 talks about how most teenagers over the UK, Germany and North America have hardly any restrictions on their mobile phone usage and this results in them using their phones in school. He also states that teenagers that have mobiles tend to download music and games and play them in school as well as texting and talking on their mobiles. Chan 2006 states that mobile phones are the key to making friends and accessing the various social networks. The mobile phones are also seen as an icon and symbolises a person’s social level so to speak. Martin 2007 takes a different view, talking about how teenagers do have some morals when it comes to using mobile phones, such as how 2 in 3 teens would not break up with someone over the phone…
References:
Libbenga, J. 2003 “Mobile phones disrupt teenagers' sleep” [Internet]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/09/17/mobile_phones_disrupt_teenagers_sleep/ [22-10-09]
Miles, S. 2006 “1 in 5 teenagers use mobiles to talk to people their parents wouldn’t approve of according to a new survey” [Internet]
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/2518/mobile-phone-teenagers-parent-patrol [22-10-09]
Chan, S. 2006 “Teenagers & mobile phones” [Internet]
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2006/03/21/teenagers-mobile-phone/ [22-10-09]
Martin, S. 2007 “Technology Has Tremendous Impact on How Teens Communicate” [Internet]
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A very good literature review - well done!
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