Social Media by: stephanielusignan #new #outlook The Isolated Social World Image via OscarW
Dec 05, 2014
Social Media
by: stephanielusignan #new #outlook
The Isolated Social World
Image via OscarW
Social media is a great way �to connect�
But it is also a �gateway to isolation �
Image via Dieter Orens
We are so connected that we are�
starting to become d i s c o n n e c t e d
Image via Sally Anscombe
This social generation does not know the true meaning of �
Image via Hélder Cotrim
Interaction �
“Someday, someday,� but certainly not now, �I’d like to learn how �to have a conversation” �
- 16 year old boy �
Source: Sherry Turkle, The Flight From ConversaEon Image via Samuel ShuF
“We are together, �but each of us is �
in our own �bubble, furiously �
connected �to keyboards and �
tiny touch screens” �- Sherry Turkle�
Source: Sherry Turkle, The Flight From ConversaEon Image via Jabe Mara
Society is being shaped ��
Image via Gordana Adamovic-‐Mladenovic
by the perception of others to form our social self �
The boundaries have been blurred between who sees these cues and who
doesn't, it is all the more important to pay attention to the kinds of impressions
we are giving off to those around us �
Image via Louise LeGresley Source: Society for Personality and Social Psychology, From Bullying to relaEonships: Mapping our online communicaEons
THE SELFIE�Image via Jelena Ardila
“A psychological concept that suggests we develop our sense of self, based on the
perceptions of those we interact with” �
-Andrea Letamendi �Image via Carmen Hache
The term �looking-glass self �
comes into affect�
Source: ChrisEne Erickson, The Social Psychology of the Selfie
Social media allows people to
emphasize their positives �
And delete their negatives �
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A German study shows that nearly 30% of users felt envy of other profiles �
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Followed by 20% of those who deplored “lack of feedback” to their posts by other users �
Source: Fanny Jimenez, Social Envy Study Finds Facebook causes Depression and IsolaEon
Studies have shown that the comments on your Facebook profile picture strongly affect your level of
perceived physical, social and professional attractiveness �
Image via FindYourSearch Source: ChrisEne Erickson, The Social Psychology of the Selfie
When online we choose what we want to reveal and what’s left out �
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In order to project the image we want people to have of us �
Image via Mixy Lorenzo Source: Paul Steinbrueck, Can InEmacy be created through Social Media
"With more and more of our lives being lived both in the physical and virtual worlds, it's important to understand the kinds of impressions we give off to others through the traces we leave behind in our environments” ��-Graham of the University of Texas ��
Image via Emily Kendall Source: Society for Personality and Social Psychology, From Bullying to relaEonships: Mapping our online communicaEons
Image via hathuyanna
Our online�impressions �are now �complicating�
Dating
Research suggests Facebook �is a positive factor for young people in the dating pool �At least in the �initial �stages of getting �to know a �potential partner�� Image via mmsea Source: Tom Jacobs, I Now Pronounce You FBO: Facebook Official
The relation in relationship is no longer there�
Image via Anna Hollow
Instead of going out �and meeting actual �
human beings � with whom we can develop a
relationship, we spend time �chatting online with people �
we barely know�
Image via Craig Jewell Source: David Wygant, How Do the Internet and InEmacy relate
When we communicate through social media via typing
we’re only communicating 7% of our total communication.
Image via Aku S. Photography Source: Paul Steinbrueck, Can InEmacy be created through Social Media
This presents �an issue for relationships �
Image via Michy66
“People feel more pressure from friends and family to stay together when they have their partner in their profile picture and
relationship status” � - Kelmer �
Image via Georgia Peach Source: Allison McCann, How Facebook Ruined DaEng (And Breaking Up Too)
Where will this digital road �lead society?
Image via Ben Heine
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Sources • hFp://www.nyEmes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/
the-‐flight-‐from-‐conversaEon.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&
• hFp://esciencenews.com/arEcles/2013/01/20/from.bullying.relaEonships.mapping.our.online.communicaEons
• hFp://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-‐society/social-‐envy-‐study-‐finds-‐facebook-‐causes-‐depression-‐and-‐isolaEon/zuckerberg-‐social-‐network-‐health-‐depression-‐h/c3s10718/
• hFp://blog.ourchurch.com/2010/05/19/can-‐inEmacy-‐be-‐created-‐through-‐social-‐media/
• hFp://www.psmag.com/blogs/news-‐blog/i-‐now-‐pronounce-‐you-‐ho-‐facebook-‐official-‐51307/
• hFp://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-‐wygant/how-‐do-‐the-‐internet-‐and-‐i_b_651832.html
• hFp://www.buzzfeed.com/atmccann/how-‐facebook-‐ruined-‐daEng-‐and-‐breaking-‐up-‐too
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