Alex Butler

3/29/16
UWRT 1103-066
Millennials and their Relation to Technology/Social Media
Main Inquiry Question: How will our Millennial generation affect future generations and how
will we change or shape the relationship with technology for future generations?
Ash, Katie. "Millennials' Relationship to Technology Mixed, Say Researchers." Education Week.
25 June 2013. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
This article is basically talking about how even though most Millennials really appreciate
technology, there are still many nuances involved with it. The article talked about studies where
millennials only like using technology up until it breaks and how it isnt actually the most
effective teaching technique.
Brown, Steve Power. "Are Millennials Falling Out of Love with Technology?" Wired. Conde
Nast Digital. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
This article gives statistics from millennials who were surveyed about their relationships with
technology. It talks about how many millennials believe that our society relies too much on
technology and how it dehumanizes us.
Zachos, Elaina. "Technology Is Changing the Millennial Brain." PublicSource. PublicSource, 15
Nov. 2015. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
This article is talking about how millennials arent developing properly mentally because of the
increased use of technology. It talks about the difference between their parents developing and
themselves since their parents didnt grow up with technology. It also talks about how it hurts
their communication problems and even their physical development.
Streep, Peg. "Doomed to Be Single? 5 Reasons Millennials Worry." Psychology Today. 23 May
2013. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
This article is talking about how we have a hook up society today because of technology and
social media such as Tinder and even Twitter and Facebook. It talks about how our society has
much lower relationship rates in general and how we prefer to hook up over having an actual
relationship.
Waldman, Katy. "Have Emotionally Absent, Tech-Addled Millennials Lost the Ability to Love?
No, Youre Just Old." Another Day, Another Incredibly Lame Essay About Millennials in
the New York Times 380 153. Slate, 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
This article talks about how social media causes problems between romantic partners because of
communication on Facebook. It also talks about how women have become more like men over
the years with their views of relationships. Because of social media, they have become more
likely to be involved with hook ups rather than actual relationships.
"The Toll of Technology." Insight Magazine. Insight Magazine, Dec. 2009. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
This article took a very broad outlook on the generation and talked about how technology
redefined how we learn, the way we think, and the way we live. It gives many real life examples
and shows a little bit from both sides perspectives.

Alex Butler
3/29/16
UWRT 1103-066
Van, Lily. "Millennials Technology: The Good, the Bad and the Awkward." Millennials
Technology: The Good, the Bad and the Awkward. Matrix, 27 Jan. 2015. Web. 30 Mar.
2016.
This article talks about a major problem for millennials which is immediate gratification. The
point made is that since Google is so quick to produce answers so we become more into
immediate gratification. It also talks about the lack of interpersonal skills.
Radcliffe, Shawn. "Is Technology Causing a Lifetime of Pain for Millennials?" Healthlines RSS
News. Healthline, 4 May 2015. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
This article talks about technology and how even though it revolutionized the lives of many, it
also causes many short and long term health problems. It talks about the issues of staring at a
screen constantly. It explains the long term health problems of technology and how it continues
to increase with our generation.
White, Gillian B. "Do Millennials Make for Bad Employees?" The Atlantic. Atlantic Media
Company, 30 Nov. 2015. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
This article is talking about how technology makes millennials poor employees because of their
lower work ethic and laziness. It talks about how they expect more money for less work. It also
presents the idea that millennials could make better employees because of how much more
difficult it is to get into college these days.
Omega, Jan. "Are Millennials A Generation Losing The Ability To Love?" The Inquisitr News.
Inquisitr, 2 May 2015. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
This article brings up the point that the previous generation blames our generation for todays
faults. It talks about how the previous generation looks at millennials as useless and most
selfish generation. These are the main points I focused on while reading this article.