THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TO
LIFESTYLE CHANGES IN UNITED STATES SOCIETY
Introduction
As we know, the development of technology is getting faster and more sophisticated, indeed
humans are greatly helped by the sophistication of technology, but the development of
technology can also affect the lifestyle in society which makes all dependent, one of which is
smartphone technology or sophisticated telephone technology that makes humans dependent,
why is that? Because smartphones are arguably sophisticated phones that can do anything,
which means we can do anything on a smartphone, such as social media, using a camera, and
can even do tasks on a smartphone.
Before the existence of smartphones, there was a cellphone that only functioned to
send messages and telephone calls and there were some that could be used for browsing but
were limited by existing features, perhaps in his day the features presented were fairly
complete. Along with the development of technology came the first smartphone technology,
and so on until an android-based smartphone appeared and then followed by iOS.
Smartphone technology is currently very sophisticated and features continue to
emerge new features along with human ideas that continue to develop. This feature allows
smartphone users to do anything on a smartphone such as, social media, making online
purchases, doing typing work, even communicating with more than 4 people simultaneously.
Because of the sophistication of smartphones, it makes humans dependent on
smartphones and it becomes difficult to socialize and the emergence of an individual nature
where humans are more interested in playing smartphones than socializing with friends or
relatives because of that humans can ignore what is happening around them without caring
about it and this is very dangerous if left because if it continues like this human morals will
no longer exist.
The current condition of society in the use of smartphones is arguably in a critical
condition, because it can be seen from everyone who uses smartphones, every time we see
everywhere almost everyone focuses on their smartphones, before we did the research, we
had seen many people everywhere, whether it was on the street, in restaurants, and on campus
also saw people submitting to smartphones where, smartphone users everywhere bowed
down to focus on smartphones and did not care about their surroundings even if they were
with friends or relatives.
The sad incident is an incident where humans are negligent in walking because they
are using smartphones in the incident, the person using the smartphone fell into a pool of
water because he was focused only on his smartphone so he did not pay attention to the road,
there were even those who were hit by vehicles when crossing the road because when
crossing the road the person was using his smartphone, not only that, actually negative cases
of smartphones have also claimed someone's life because of the negligence of its users.
Smartphones can also be misused by their users through social media, as we know that
now many people commit fooling, fraud, and even make speeches through social media
contained in smartphone applications, in the article the misuse of social media has been
recorded in the ITE article, but there are still many people who still do it for certain purposes,
whether it's just joking or deliberately doing it, from this misuse can have a bad impact on
society, for example fraud on social media or what is commonly called a "hoax", the impact
is that the public immediately believes in the fraud without first digesting where the source is
and who is spreading it, this is what can damage public peace and the public becomes easily
fooled.
Smartphones also have an impact on minors, namely young children who should play
outside or play like puzzles or games specifically for minors but parents prefer smartphones
as a game for their children, the impact is that in addition to damaging eye health for the
child, another impact is that the child can imitate what is on the smartphone, for example a
game that has violence, then maybe the child can imitate it in the real world because young
children are still in the stage of imitating those around them. This is what parents must pay
attention to in educating their children so that one day the child does not deviate.
The fact is that at this time smartphone technology is very helpful to humans and almost
all people have smartphones because in this era it may have become an obligation to have a
smartphone because people have to keep up with the times, because if not the community will
be left behind with existing developments and can cause "culture shock" where people are not
ready for the changes that exist and cause shock where they do not understand the
development of technology itself, they are left behind with other communities. Therefore,
people must follow technological developments, but following does not mean being thirsty
for technology and making technology dependent, following technology is meant to be
neutral with technological developments.
Not only smartphones, there are still many technologies that make humans dependent,
but what we discuss is focusing on the impact and influence of the development of
smartphone technology that can change people's lifestyles towards negativity.
Therefore, the reason we conducted this research is so that readers understand the
influence of the dependence on the use of smartphone technology and provide solutions
regarding the influence of changes in smartphone technology on people's lifestyles.
Literature Review
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
v Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
Social Change
"Social change can be said to be a change in the social symptoms that exist in society,
from individual to complex. Social change can be seen in terms of disruption of continuity
among social units even though the situation is relatively small. This change includes
structure, function, values, norms, institutions, and all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations or communities, including changes in culture." (Sociology:
Exploring Social Phenomena in Society, 2007, p. 2)
So it can be concluded that social change occurs in society even though the situation
is relatively small and changes can occur based on all aspects resulting from interactions
between people, organizations, and communities. There are theories that explain the social
changes that occur in community institutions, the following is an explanation of social change
according to sociologists.
"Kingsley Davis, defines sociological change as changes that occur in the structure
and function of society. For example, the emergence of labor organization in a capitalist
society has led to changes in the relationship between workers and employers which in turn
has led to changes in economic and political organization." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Mac Iver, defines social change as a change in social relations (desired changes and
unwanted changes) or as a change in the balance (equilibrium) of social relations." (Bagja
Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Gillin and Gillin, define social change as a variation of an accepted way of life,
either due to changes in geographical conditions, material culture, population composition,
and ideology or due to diffusion or new discoveries in society. (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Selo Soemardjan, formulated social change as all changes in social institutions in a
society, which affect its social system, including values, attitudes, and patterns of behavior
among groups in society." (Bagja Waluya, 2007, p. 2)
"Samuel Koenig, says that social change refers to modifications that occur in the
patterns of human life. These modifications can occur due to internal or external causes. (Dwi
Sukanti, et al, 2007, p. 20) So the lifestyle changes that occur in society caused by
smartphone technology begin with social changes and also affect the existing cultural
changes that occur in society.
The Process of Social Change
Basically, every society must experience change, whether it is fast or slow, such as
technology, with the emergence of new technology or discoveries, sooner or later it will
affect society and socio-cultural changes can occur. And that change can be known by
comparing the state of society at a certain time with its past state.
"According to Soerjono Soekanto, the process of social change in society can be
recognized because of the following characteristics.
No society stops evolving because every society undergoes changes that occur quickly
or slowly.
Changes that occur in certain social institutions will be followed by changes in other
social institutions because these institutions are interdependent, so it is very difficult
to isolate changes in certain social institutions.
Rapid social changes usually cause temporary disorganization because they are in the
process of adjusting. The disorganization will be followed by a reorganization that
includes the establishment of new rules and values.
Changes cannot be limited to the material or spiritual spheres alone because both
spheres have a very strong reciprocal relationship.
Typologically, social changes can be categorized as follows.
Social process.
Segmentation.
Structural changes.
Changes at group structure.
Definition of Technology
Before knowing the meaning of information and communication technology, we must
know the meaning of technology. In our ears, the word "technology" may not sound familiar
because technology itself has existed since ancient times which continues to develop until
today, it's just that the technology used in ancient times was still very simple compared to
now which has its own system and can be done automatically which has been regulated by
humans. Until now, humans are competing to come up with new ideas in technological
development.
"Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems in life using tool
technology (hard ware) and system technology (soft ware)". (Abdul Majir, 2017, p. 38) So
that the development of technology has existed since long ago and technology itself is the
ideas and thoughts of humans themselves to solve a problem, it's just that technology used to
be simpler than today which is practical and more efficient. The definition of technology is
also divided into two, namely information and communication technology.
Technology in United States
According to a survey conducted by Cambridge International, revealed that "United
States students are very close to technology. The survey results show that United States
students not only utilize technology with social media but also utilize it for learning needs.
For this reason, United States is the country with the highest technology users in the world in
the field of education. There are as many as 502 students and 637 teachers participated in the
survey. Here are the facts about United States students being the highest technology users in
the world:"
"The highest IT users in the classroom, United States students ranked the highest globally
as IT/computer users at school with a percentage of 40%."
"United States students are also ranked second highest in the world in the use of desktop
computers after the United States with a percentage of 54%."
"More than two-thirds of students (67%) in United States use their smartphones to do
homework (81%)."
"Other traditional tools such as pens and paper are still used by students in the classroom
and at home everyday, while whiteboards are still popularly used in classrooms."
"In the Global Survey Education, it is presented that the aspirations of United States
students after graduation. The majority of students (93%) revealed that they want to
continue to a higher level of education."
"Similar to students in other countries, many United States students want to become
doctors or dentists (26%) but students in United States are more interested in becoming
entrepreneurs globally, according to them, entrepreneurs are their ideal job."
"In sharp contrast to the US, United States students are also known to be the highest users
of laptops for homework (84% compared to 85% in the US)."
From the survey, it can be said that United States society is inseparable from
technology and although sometimes technology has a bad impact on society, technology also
helps a lot of people, especially students who need technology in learning media, and it is
stated that more than two-thirds of students use smartphones for homework.
Definition of Lifestyle
Lifestyle is a person's pattern of life expressed in his activities, interests, and opinions
in activities carried out daily. Lifestyle is also a motivation that arises from within a person
which is how a person spends his time in daily activities and there are factors that shape
lifestyle, namely demographics and psychographics including a person's characteristics.
David Chaney, proposes a definition of lifestyle as "ways of doing things". 'A lifestyle
is a style, manner or way of using, things, places and times, typical of a particular group of
people, that is highly dependent on cultural forms, although it is not the totality of social
experience.' (Communicating with the Net Generation, 2015, p.54) So that lifestyle in short is
a person's life pattern in which there are daily activities and interests as well as what an
individual does in carrying out daily activities, and continues to rotate and can be used as a
way of life changes along with the individual's interests or activities.
Definition of Smartphone
Nowadays, having a smartphone is mandatory because almost everyone
communicates and does various things can be done on a smartphone and as the times
develop, it also affects humans to use emerging technologies, one of which is a smartphone.
"One of the results of the sophistication of communication technology is now the
Smartphone. If we go back and look at its history that Smartphone is the development of
cellular phones (cell phones) or what we can call Handphone (HP). Smartphone is a
communication device that has built into it a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than communication devices in
general. Like a computer, smartphones always work based on an operating system (operating
system) including Android, IOS, Windows Mobile, Linux, Blackberry OS, Symbian and
others that function to run applications in it." (Agoeng Noegroho, 2010, p.12)
So smartphones are a revolution of cell phones that have more features than cell
phones and sophistication in which there is a mobile operating system that has more
capabilities in the field of computing and connections than cell phones.
Discussion Result
The Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on People's Lifestyle
Every development must always have an impact, whether it is a positive or negative impact.
In the development of technology also has many positive and negative impacts, in this era, on
average, every job or daily activity must always use technology, for example computers,
smartphones, TVs, and others, but what this discussion is about is the impact of the
development of smartphone technology that can change the style or lifestyle of United States
society.
Positive Impact
In the development of technology has many positive impacts on society, one of which
is helping in the field of work. If we pay attention in everyday life, technology helps a lot,
such as cellphones or smartphones, smartphones can do many things, even without a
computer, smartphones can do what they can done by computers such as marketing on
smartphones. From year to year the development of smartphone technology continues to
develop and new innovations continue to emerge that are more practical and elegant in the
eyes of consumers, smartphone developers are competing in bringing up new innovations that
consumers or users want. In this era, having a smartphone may have become an obligation
because in this era everything can be done on a smartphone such as being used to send
messages whether it is text or in the form of images, when compared to the past before
telephone technology, people to send messages was difficult, people had to write letters on
paper and needed stamps and to get a reply it took days, unlike now which is all instant, if
you want to send a message just send it via smartphone then the message will be sent quickly
and another example is being able to find out the location or place just using an application
commonly called "maps", unlike in the past to find out the way someone had to have a map.
Basically, smartphones are used to solve human problems, just like technology is used
to solve a problem that occurs in humans. In addition, the positive impact of smartphones is
that it makes it easier for us to get information quickly, which is where during With an
internet connection, we can easily get information either through a browser or social media.
And by using a smartphone a person can make it possible to communicate worldwide, where
people can communicate with other people who are different regions in the country or abroad
through social media applications.
Negative Impact
In addition to having a positive impact, the development of smartphone technology
also has a negative impact on people's lifestyles. Indeed, technology helps humans a lot and
makes it easier in various ways, but technology also has shortcomings that have a negative
impact on society and become dependent on society.
Impact negative The negative impact of the development of smartphone technology
can be seen from everyday life, namely the use of smartphones or gadgets where every day in
this era humans are inseparable from the use of smartphones that are always used almost
every time, so smartphone users tend not to care about their surroundings. From the influence
of smartphones, this is what becomes dependence factor and can change people's lifestyles,
where people used to socialize directly into individuals because of this influence people tend
to be more concerned with smartphones than those in the real world, where face-to-face
communication becomes difficult due to technological developments, face-to-face
communication in question is communicating directly and face to face, indeed smartphones
have features in the form of "video calls" but it will still be different if communicating
directly.
From the influence of smartphones can also hinder communication, for example,
when the communicator and communicant are communicating about a chat but the
communicant only focuses on the smartphone and ignores the chat, it can become an obstacle
in communication. because In addition, excessive use of smartphones has an impact on
health, such as damaging the eyes because of too long use of smartphones. From the
development of smartphone technology can also affect minors where children should be
playing and learning at their time but are replaced by smartphone technology, thereby
reducing the quality of children's thinking and association because of smartphone technology
that minors should not be introduced to smartphones.
Solutions to Overcome the Negative Impact of Smartphone Technology Development on
People's Lifestyle
Many negative impacts are caused by the development of smartphone technology and
these impacts can change a person's pattern or lifestyle. To overcome the impact of the
development of smartphone technology, there are solutions that can be applied by the
community to reduce or overcome the impact of technological developments that can change
lifestyles, the solution is.
By providing understanding to the community how to use technology properly and
correctly, which means that the community must know how to apply the use of
technology so that technology can be used as an information tool that can sustain life
and so that technology is not used to violate existing rules.
Using the best possible technology which uses technology as needed and reduces
excessive use of technology, for example when using a smartphone, use it according to
what you want to use. The point of using technology as needed does not mean not using
technology, only to reduce excessive use of technology.
More often socialize directly with friends, relatives, and family, because socializing can
reduce dependence on the use of smartphone technology.
Do other activities, don't just play in the virtual world, because in real life there are still
many things to do.
Not thirsty for technology, which means being able to control ourselves with the
existence of new technology, indeed we must know technology so that knowledge is not
left behind by others, but still have to be able to control ourselves.
Conclusion
Based on the discussion, it can be concluded that the use of smartphone technology
that can become dependent and change lifestyles, because dependence on technology can
change a person's lifestyle and these changes lead to negative changes. So the negative
change from technological development to lifestyle changes is when a person recognizes the
technology and becomes dependent and then becomes a habit, so that the impact of
technological dependence can change a positive lifestyle into a negative direction.
