Shoutbox

What age group are you in?
12-20

What gender are you?
Male

1)    How many hours would you spend on a computer and mobile phone per week
18-23+

2)    Have you ever missed a social event due to being on the phone/computer?
No

3)    Do you own a Computer / MP3 player / Mobile phone?
Computer, MP3 Player, Mobile Phone

4)    Do you know anyone who isolates themselves from their friends / parents because of technology?
Yes

5)    What sort of problems could arise from teenagers isolating themselves?         
Inability to communicate with people face to face effectively.

6)    What kind of teen groups are more likely to isolate themselves?
People with physical characteristics that in their mind think make them socially unacceptable (i.e. being overweight)

7)    Do you know if there’s any help programs for these people?
No

8) Do you think that technology is one of the main reasons for youth isolating themselves?
I think it is a contributing factor, the sheer volume of people on the internet people are able to communicate with has made isolation feasable, however I think that technology was not the factor which drove them to isolation in the first place.

9)  Do you believe that technology is one of the reasons the youth today are rebellious?
Depends on how you define rebelliousness - the internet has made copyright theft almost socially acceptable. However, vandalism and public antisocial behaviour are things which are unlinked to technology.

10)  What actions, recommendations , solutions do you believe can be done by the government / community groups to prevent this?
Educating people on the effects of their actions, creating places for people to "hang out" with activities to do.