Roles & Relationships

Decision-Making Skills

Unit 3

The Impact of Technology

Chapter 11

Technology and the Family

Chapter 11.1

Technology and the Family

Technology affects families in many areas.
There are benefits and drawbacks to technology that families can recognize and manage.

Technology and the Family

Technology is the use of science to do practical things.

Technology is a resource that families have.

How families manage technology has a huge impact on family function.

Technology and the Family

A person who studies and predicts what may happen in the years ahead is called a futurist.

Managing Technology

There are several areas where technology impacts the family.

• Family entertainment
• Family Health & Safety
• Family Finances
• Housing
• Communication

Managing Technology

• Family entertainment
• New forms of entertainment
• VHSDVD  DVR  streaming on demand what’s next?
• Cable, satellite
• Video and computer games
• Smart phones what’s next?
• Addictive nature of these things

Managing Technology

• Challenges of entertainment
• Do TV's, computers, and video games divide families when members are involved for hours at a time?
• Does outside entertainment pull family members from home more than is reasonable?
• Do people neglect quiet pleasures of nature or reading in search of more thrills?
• Does electronic entertainment take the place of face-to-face involvement like games or conversation?
• How families decide to manage leisure time is important! (encourage, deny, limit)

Managing Technology

• Family Health & Safety
• How we prepare and eat food
• Microwave meals
• Family meals
• Nutrition
• Fast food
• Synthetic ingredients
• Exercise
• Inactive lifestyles mean we must look for exercise and pursue activity
• Security and Protection
• Seatbelts, airbags, other developments