flipbook-social media: the isolated social world

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The Isolated Social World

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Social media is a great way �to connect�

But it is also a �gateway to isolation �

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We are so connected that we are�

starting to become d i s c o n n e c t e d

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This social generation does not know the true meaning of �

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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  

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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 �

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“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?

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Credits  

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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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