“Electronic Intimacy” by Christine Rosen from Wilson Quarterly, Spring 2012
Review the following vocabulary. Apply it to the discussion today… and future days…
social environment – the entire human environment, including direct contact with others
socialization – the process by which people learn the characteristics of their group–the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and actions thought appropriate for them
self – the unique human capacity of being able to see oursleves “from the outside”; the view we internalize of how others see us
looking-glass self – a term coined by Charles Horton Cooley to refer to the process by which our slef devlops thorugh internaizing others’ reactions to us
“Electronic Intimacy” by Christine Rosen from Wilson Quarterly Spring 2012
Does the way we communicate with each other alter that experience significantly?
Do you agree with the following statements? Whay? With what do you agree? Disagree?:
- Writing with pen and paper encourages you to reflect for a moment before you begin writing?
- E-mail and texting and interactions onf Facebook encourage more efficient and instantaneous affirmation or rejection of our feelings? It also forms a social anxiety caused by the public nature of so many of our communications?
- Does a plethora of choices result in decision fatigue?
The use of global positioning system devices significantly erodes our capacity to create “mental maps,” a skill that brings with it countless cognitive benefits. Might texting and e-mailing and tweeting eventually have the same deleterious effect on, for instance, our ability to experience longing?
Does constant access creat pleonexia–always wanting more of what we already have? Are there hidden costs to immediate gratification?
What do you think technology will do to future generations?
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