▶ Your Answer :
Undoubtedly, parents play a
significant role in young people's lives in many of the places where they work
or play. Some people say that the young today are less dependent on their
parents than those in the past while others do not. Both sides may have their
own reasons to support their opinions. If I could choose one side, I would say
that I agree with the statement by following reasons.
First of all, with the
development of internet technology, young people started to be independent in
finding information rather than asking for help from their parents. Since there
are many websites that provides plethora of information, the young will be able
to find satisfactory answers by themselves. For example, according to a
research conducted by Korea Youth Center in 1994 and 2014, there was a huge difference
between the teenagers from those era. 80% of the teenagers at 1994 replied that
they find some information they need from their parents. However, 95% of the
teenagers at 2014 answered that they just look it up on Google or Yahoo
whenever they are curious about something. This implies that the growth of
internet technology decreased the young people's dependency on their parents.
In addition, since young
people have many online relationships today, they do not require help from
their parents. The development of social networking service helped young people
to discuss their problems with online friends. Also, since wide networking is
available, there is an advantage of obtaining diverse perspectives on one's
problem than just from parents. Therefore, the young depend less on their
parents than before. For instance, when my sister had problems with her friends
when she was in middle school, she often asked for advice from parents.
However, after she started using facebook in high school, she got advice and
words of comfort from facebook friends. They told my sisters some tips on how
they overcame problems with friends and teachers. She was happy that she could
obtain information from a lot of friends, and she also felt secured in her
relationships since she had a wide network in facebook. Without the use of SNS,
she would not have overcome her dependency on parents.
All things considered, I
firmly believe that the young are more independent on their parents than those
who lived in the past. All in all, the effect of technology development cannot
be overestimated in modern society. |