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Samantha Kay
The Effects of
Technology and Society
Texas Tech University
Introduction
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Though previous research has suggested that
limiting information and communication
technology (ICT) would be helpful to
maintaining a healthy lifestyle, keeping faceto-face communication alive, new research
shows a positive correlation with social
anxiety (not comfortable talking face-to-face)
and communicating online or via text
messaging.
Studies on Social Skills
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Within this paragraph, the main focus is
on the effects ICT has on social skills.
The studies being synthesized find that
social skills are effected somehow,
whether one believes it to be a positive
effect and the other a negative effect.
Effects on Language
 Linguistic
effects on society in relation
to ICT has been a main concern,
therefore I made this a second subtopic
to synthesize. Some researchers I used,
believe the use of ICT will not have an
effect on language as whole, while in
contrast, other researchers believe ICT
will have a long-term effect in language.
Behavior
 Research
shows behavior is changing
in society with the use of ICT. Authors
used in synthesizing this paragraph
explain different changes in behavior
and its effect on society, positively and
negatively.
Conclusion
 Understanding
the use of ICT and
studying its effect on society will hence
help with reshaping how one interacts
with another, alter what makes one
happy, and modify one's capacity for
reaching his or her full potential as an
individual.
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