1. THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY
FAMILIIES TODAY

2. Objective: Evaluate the effects of existing technology on family resources and relationships
Explain that technology creates new economic opportunities and
social benefits and, at the same time, produces new social problems.

3. From the Flintsons to the Jetsons

4. BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY
1. ABLE TO PERFORM EVERYDAY TASKS FASTER
2. ABLE TO PROCESS INFORMATION, MANAGE $ AND KEEP RECORDS BETTER
3. HELPS PEOPLE GATHER INFORMATION, LEARN, ENJOY ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNICATE

5. DRAWBACKS OF TECHNOLOGY
1. HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED
PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
“COCOONING” =TOO MUCH TIME ALONE WITH A COMPUTER LEADING TO LONELINESS AND ISOLATION
AFTER the suicide scene

6. DRAWBACKS OF TECHNOLOGY
2. DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
“OBSOLESCENCE”
A STATE OF USELESSNESS.
AS THIS TREND INCREASES DUE TO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES, THE RESULT IS A LOT OF THRASH.

7. DRAWBACKS OF TECHNOLOGY
3.TOO EASY TO SPEND VIA INSTANT ACCESS TO CASH AND CREDIT AND TO ONLINE PURCHASING
MAY LEAD TO FINANCIAL CRISIS

8. DRAWBACKS OF TECHNOLOGY
Credit card debt more than doubled between 1990 & It further increased by 27% in 1998 (

9. DRAWBACKS OF TECHNOLOGY
4. TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON OTHER FAMILY RESOURCES
TIME STRAINS
MONEY STRAINS

10. DRAWBACKS OF TECHNOLOGY
5. PERSONAL PRIVACY MAY BE THREATENED
When friend brings clothes to hotel – conversation regarding stolen identity

11. DRAWBACKS OF TECHNOLOGY
a. HIGH TECH EQUIPMENT DOES NOT ENCOURAGE FAMILY INTERACTION
b. CONSTANT COMPETITION FOR USE OF THE TECH AT HOME
c. FAMILY TIME IS REPLACED WITH INDIVIDUAL TIME SPENT WITH TECH
6. FAMILY LIFE MAY BE THREATENED

12. DRAWBACKS OF TECHNOLOGY
7. Threats to national security
After she is arrested – conversation with prison official re national security

14. Positive Effects of Workplace Tech
What do you think?
Increased productivity
Jobs are less labor intensive
More flexibility in how and where you do your job
Negative Effects of Workplace Tech
What do you think?
-People work longer hours, in part because the work is more portable
-Employees are expected to be tech savvy and keep up
-Dependent on the technology – it will fail

15. We have become victims of multi-tasking madness - the ability to juggle multiple thoughts, tasks and jobs. We place ourselves at risk by trying to drive while talking on our cell phones. We become captives of technology, waiting for data to download or transfer, micro-wave popcorn to pop, or waiting in line at drive-through restaurants while we fidget with our personal digital assistants.

16. Objective: Analyze several trends that will impact upon the use of technology in the home and family.

17. WHAT WILL LIFE BE LIKE IN THE FUTURE?
HOW DO WE PREDICT?
2. Develop abilities to assess the impacts of technology (MDTECHVSC)

18. “STYLES AND CHOICES HAVE CHANGED, BUT THE BASIC NEEDS OF FAMILIES ARE NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THEY WERE YEARS AGO.”
What was life like in the 1700’S in American
- FARM LIFE WAS COMMON
- HARD, PHYSICAL LABOR
- LARGE FAMILIES - EVERYONE PITCHED IN TO HELP IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR FAMILY NEEDS.

19. AN AWARENESS OF TRENDS CAN HELP YOU BETTER PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE
ONE TYPE OF TREND INVOLVES THE CHANGES IN FAMILY PATTERNS.
THIS CAN BE THE RESULT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY OR ITS USE, OR
THIS CAN CAUSE A RIPPLE EFFECT IN SOCIETY.

20. Family Pattern Trends SINGLE PEOPLE -GROWING
COUPLES - FEWER OR NO CHILDREN
NUCLEAR FAMILIES (MOTHER & FATHER BOTH IN THE HOME) - LESS THAN 50% OF ALL

21. Family Pattern Trends
BLENDED FAMILIES - CAN BE THE RESULT OF HIGHER DIVORCE RATES
SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES - FASTEST GROWING CATEGORY
EXTENDED FAMILIES (OTHER RELATIVES LIVING IN YOUR HOME)

22. TRENDS: THE AGING POPULATION
For Americans born in 1900, the average life expectancy was just below 50 years.
For Americans born in 1998 the average life expectancy is 77 years.

23. TRENDS: THE AGING POPULATION
ON THE WHOLE, PEOPLE ARE LIVING LONGER THAN THEY USED TO.
MEDICAL ADVANCES
THE CHANGE IN BIRTH RATES
SAFER WORK AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTS
MORE MEDICAL SERVICES ARE NEEDED FOR THE AGING .

24. Universal Design
Accessible to or useable by all people, regardless of age, size, or physical ability, as much as possible.

25. TREND: DECLINING FAMILY INCOME
IT TAKES 2 AVERAGE INCOMES TODAY TO PROVIDE FOR A SIMILAR LIFESTYLE THAT COST 1 AVERAGE INCOME 40 YEARS AGO.

26. TREND: BOOMERANG CHILDREN
Not only are they leaving home later, they are also more likely to return home - back into the role of a dependent.
Currently 40% of young adults BOOMERANG.

27. TREND: COCOONING
Lack of human interaction due to spending large amounts of time within your home via computer, TV and or the phone leads to a decline of social skills.

28. TREND: TELECOMMUNICATING
Communication between home and work and school has opened up a world of working from another location.

29. TRENDS: THE CHANGING WORKPLACE
YOU MAY SEE CERTAIN JOBS DISAPPEAR IN YOUR LIFETIME DUE TO CHANGES IN SOCIETY.
Disappearing jobs – bank tellers, typists, telephone operators, dishwashers
YOU MAY NEED TO RETOOL FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT JOBS IN YOUR LIFETIME.
SERVICE INDUSTRIES ARE GROWING.

30. TREND: A GLOBAL WORKPLACE
Improved communication and transportation have linked the far ends of the earth. Goods are sold in countries other than where they originate.

31. TREND: LIFELONG EDUCATION
People of all ages are seeking education - some online.
Many people will need retraining if their jobs are eliminated.
Returning to school can put pressures on the daily lifestyle, but the benefits are usually worth it.

32. TREND: AUTOMATED HOUSES
“Smart House” technology in whole or in part is a trend of the future.

33. Trend – Natural Resources are becoming more scarce and therefore more expensive
Car, homes, and technology in general will need to be more energy efficient and environmentally friendly

34. THE 1990’S = THE COMMUNICATION AGE
MAJOR CHANGES IN HOW WE COULD COMMUNICATE
CELL PHONES, FAX, PAGERS, INTERNET, , INSTANT MESSENGER, ETC.

35. THE CURRENT DECADE = THE INFORMATION AGE
COMPUTER INFLUENCE ON HOMES, EQUIPMENT CONTROL, PROCESSING OF INFORMATION & IMAGES, RESEARCH, ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNICATION

36. Society pushes us to invent and innovate new products every day
Society pushes us to invent and innovate new products every day. We as a society demand more and better products all the time. Do we stop to look at the affect this has on us as a society and a nation. Stop and think about how technology effects you both positively and negatively every day.