Social behaviour is the interaction between individuals that respond to stimuli within the same community. There are internal external stimuli that people could be responsive to, and peer relationships as well as social media are both highly influential to socialization and social behaviour.
During the observative part of conducted social research, the data collected showed that if one person in a group is on their phone, the rest of the group is also more likely to go on their phones too. This shows clear conformity within peer groups. In the cafeteria, almost everyone (about 95% of students), sat together in a group setting, but out of ninety one students, 70% of these students were on their phones.
This arises the question of why these students would rather spend time on their phones instead of interacting with others in person. Since media and peers do influence social behaviour, they would also influence the way people, and in this case, students socialize. As previously mentioned, conformity is also at play when it comes to responsive decisions within a group of individuals. Since media portrays phones as a great and highly useful tool, which they are, and since this generation of students are prone to being more attached to their devices having grown up around them, their comfort levels are much higher behind a screen. Also, with social media becoming a large part of everyone’s daily lives, the need to talk to people in person is reduced. Though the difference is not a large number, the following data does shows a correlation to the cafeteria situation.
With the continuous advancements in technology, this data is important to analyze to see how societies interactive behaviours will change as well.
Influence of Phones in Modern Society 