Are mobile phones a social issue?

Answer 1

Distracted driving

Environmental impact of discarded phones and batteries

Lost art of true personal communication skills

Manners -- When is is rude to talk on or answer your mobile phone

Should kids be able to use phones in school

Personal calls at work

Do mobile phones increase the risk of certain types of cancer

People on mobile phones talk too loud, they use them at inappropriate times, and they just don't seem to care if they are bothering anyone. Mobile phones at theatres. Mobile phones in vehicles. Mobile phones at funerals. Mobile phones at weddings. Mobile phones in class. And of course, mobile phones in restaurants.

· The wave emitted from them can change our skin tissues.

· Another drawback of cell phones is one get disturbed in meeting with unsolicited calls from marketing people.

· Cell phones have often been linked to cancers and tumours. Even if this was ignored by all cellusers.

Increasing road accidents are due to "talking while driving". About 40% of road accidents are caused by this.

· Nomophobia: The fear of being out of cell phone contact. It's the abbreviation for 'no-cell-phone phobia.' It could be a result of low battery, broken phone, a no-cellphones-allowed sign, no signal, low balance, etc.

· Phantom Ring: Imagining the cellphone to be ringing or feel it vibrating in the pocket, when it's actually not.

· Pocket Patter: Patting your pockets to check if the cellphone is still there.

· Human Antenna: Stretching your arm to hold the phones at a height in the hope that it'll get the strongest signa

I bet most parents know this scenario. You child has been begging you for their own cell phone. "All my friends have them, I'm the only one who doesn't." "You don't trust me, you never trust me!" "You can reach me anytime you like!"

Many people may not realize that cell phones, when improperly disposed, are considered hazardous waste. This means that it posed a threat to human health or the environment when improperly disposed. Please recycle your cell phone instead of throwing it in the garbage.

Have you heard that bees are disappearing? Well it seems that cell phone use has been linked to the disappearing bees. Studies are showing that cell phones may be interfering with the bees' navigational systems.