Negative Digital Age Youth

Question 1

Palmer

Answer 1

• concept of toxic parenting highlights how excessive exposure to technology such as tablets, smartphones, and TV, can negatively affect young people’s development
• argues that constant screen time reduces real life
  interactions, physical activity and sleep
• suggest that this could lead to poor communication skills, attention problems, and emotional instability

Question 2

Postman

Answer 2

• argued that when young people access adult content online such as violent, sexual or overly complex material, it blurs the boundaries between childhood and adulthood
• believed this exposure could lead to a loss of innocence and premature maturity
• Postman warned that digital media erodes traditional projections of childhood

Question 3

Contemporary examples

Answer 3

• children and youths may feel pressure to conform to societal expectations
• eg. Body image, fashion, cyber bullying, trolling and discrimination
• show adolescence