It is true that there has been a shift in many different aspects of society, not only in America, but across the globe today because of technology. Many of these changes have been positive. However, some of the other changes have been as beneficial for the people who have been affected by this change. One of the large changes that has taken place has been a fragmentation in traditional family life that has tied generation after generation of people together for years. While, blood may still bind families together, technology does not help in keeping them together as a tight-knit family unit as many once were.
Technology, cell phones, and the Internet have now created instant access to people where barriers used to exist. So you may be asking if people are more accessible, then why are families being fragmented? The answer is a simple one; technology creates distractions. In fact, communication technologies have greatly accelerated the pace of the social change in America (Hanson, 2007). Today, because of technology people are accessible from anywhere. That means that more people
bring work home with them or handle problems that may arise at the office while at home, on family time. Also, people are so connected to their smartphones they often fail to appreciate the time that they are spending with others, including family, because they are connected to technology in some form or another. This all leads in one way or another to the fragmentation of relationships as the focus is no longer on the person in front of them but what is happening elsewhere in the world around them.
Reference
Hanson, J. (2007). 24/7: How cell phones and the Internet change the way we live, work, and play.
Praeger Publishers: Westport, CT.
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