Chapter 4.4, Problem 2.1CQ

Explanation of Solution

Ethical dilemma:

• The ethical dilemma posed by the saturation of smartphones in society and with young children is the growing problem of the underdevelopment of social skills and relationships, which become very valuable in business and in personal lives.
• In America, a teenager receives his or her first phone at the age of and spends more than 4.5 hours a day on it, out of which seventy-eight percent teens check their phones at least once in an hour.
• Studies indicate classroom distractions, depression and suicide risk as cases of negative effects on children due to the excessive use of social media and smartphones.
• Survey by the University of Alberta Centre on Media and Child health on teachers indicate a 75% report that students’ focus on educational tasks has decreased. Also 67% mention that digital technologies have an adverse impact on the students in classroom...