Litreature Review version 2

Improved due to feedback received from Jo.

Young adults say their mobile phone is more important to them than television (Sorensen 2006) is one of the conclusions into a study of how mobile phones have changed the lives of young people in the modern world. Ling 2004 offers a view that mobile telephony has become an integral part of adolescent’s everyday life. Nowadays society in general relies upon their mobile devices for far more than making simple phone calls but what are the positive and negative effects of a young person having a mobile phone? Mobile phones are not simply just devices for making phone calls – technology has enabled us to have powerful, feature rich applications, features at our fingertips.

The purpose of this study is to provide an insight into the effects that mobile telecommunications technology has had on the lives of young people in the “digital revolution”. Have mobile phones had a detrimental impact on the communication and relationships between child and parent? Ling 2004’s research provides the view of a mother who feels more secure when she has her mobile phone as she knows she is always contactable by her family. Just how dependent have young people become on the use of mobile phones, and is it something which would make one feel secure and content?