Mobile Phone Addiction is getting severe. How can it be solved?
English as Second Language Studies(Research Paper)
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Mobile Phone Addiction is getting severe. How can it be solved?
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Introduction
Mobile phone addiction is getting severe amongst the teenagers in Malaysia. Syed and Nurullah (2009) opine that after the introduction of the prepaid services and the subsidization of handsets, mobile phone communication in Malaysia picked up at a fast pace. Pre-teens (10 to 13 years of age) and teens (13 to 18 years of age) together constituted about 20.5% of the total user base in Malaysia in 2006, which is a sharp rise from 13.1% in 2005. For instance, it is not an uncommon sight in Malaysia to find teenagers ‘thumbing’ their handheld devices in urban public spaces oblivious to the rest of the living world around them, experiencing a new way to express identity; rooted in and giving rise to a new sub-culture with its own norms, values and patterns of behaviour. This sub-culture is, in many ways comparable to that of other societies such as those in Western Europe since it can be argued that there is a limited number of responses that technology can generate in any given society, and that specific cultural variation alter slightly the patterns of usage.
Causes of Mobile Phone Addiction
Cell phones are used in public and play a vital role in young adults’ social lives. Many young adults view their cell phones as essential to their happiness. Cell phone companies customize the look of the phone and sound to make cell phone an integral part of many young adults-self-identities, cell phones has become an accessory to their outfit, owning a new gadget would bring pride to the young adults (Takaoet, 2009).
Cell phones, along with a myriad of other consumer products are desired possessions the purchase of which goes well beyond the practical aspects of the products themselves. Especially in youth and young adults, cell phones are a source
First Draft
Mobile Phone Addiction is getting severe. How can it be solved?
__________________________________________________________________________________
Introduction
Mobile phone addiction is getting severe amongst the teenagers in Malaysia. Syed and Nurullah (2009) opine that after the introduction of the prepaid services and the subsidization of handsets, mobile phone communication in Malaysia picked up at a fast pace. Pre-teens (10 to 13 years of age) and teens (13 to 18 years of age) together constituted about 20.5% of the total user base in Malaysia in 2006, which is a sharp rise from 13.1% in 2005. For instance, it is not an uncommon sight in Malaysia to find teenagers ‘thumbing’ their handheld devices in urban public spaces oblivious to the rest of the living world around them, experiencing a new way to express identity; rooted in and giving rise to a new sub-culture with its own norms, values and patterns of behaviour. This sub-culture is, in many ways comparable to that of other societies such as those in Western Europe since it can be argued that there is a limited number of responses that technology can generate in any given society, and that specific cultural variation alter slightly the patterns of usage.
Causes of Mobile Phone Addiction
Cell phones are used in public and play a vital role in young adults’ social lives. Many young adults view their cell phones as essential to their happiness. Cell phone companies customize the look of the phone and sound to make cell phone an integral part of many young adults-self-identities, cell phones has become an accessory to their outfit, owning a new gadget would bring pride to the young adults (Takaoet, 2009).
Cell phones, along with a myriad of other consumer products are desired possessions the purchase of which goes well beyond the practical aspects of the products themselves. Especially in youth and young adults, cell phones are a source
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