Book contents
- Relating Through Technology
- Advances in Personal Relationships
- Relating Through Technology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Introduction
- 1 Social Ecology and Personal Media
- 2 The Social Construction of Technology
- 3 Theoretical Perspectives on Personal Media and Relationships
- 4 Niche, Media Displacement, and Multimodal Relationships
- 5 Mode Comparison and Coexistence
- 6 Three Ways of Seeing Social Media
- 7 Five Enduring Tensions in Personal Media
- 8 Digital Stress
- 9 Social Displacement
- 10 Connectivity and Connection
- References
- Index
10 - Connectivity and Connection
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 June 2020
- Relating Through Technology
- Advances in Personal Relationships
- Relating Through Technology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Introduction
- 1 Social Ecology and Personal Media
- 2 The Social Construction of Technology
- 3 Theoretical Perspectives on Personal Media and Relationships
- 4 Niche, Media Displacement, and Multimodal Relationships
- 5 Mode Comparison and Coexistence
- 6 Three Ways of Seeing Social Media
- 7 Five Enduring Tensions in Personal Media
- 8 Digital Stress
- 9 Social Displacement
- 10 Connectivity and Connection
- References
- Index
Summary
The final chapter grapples with a critical question for the entire book: Has greater access to other people through media (connectivity) contributed to people’s sense of connection or furthered a sense of isolation? The current nearly constant state of connectivity is contrasted with the importance of connection through social interaction with close others. This chapter reviews evidence of declining rates of social interaction among Americans. Bringing back theories and perspectives introduced throughout this book, this chapter examines why connectivity does not necessarily make us feel more connected. Finally, the chapter offers suggestions for gaining the most from the promise of connectivity by establishing mediated social interaction routines.
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- Relating Through TechnologyEveryday Social Interaction, pp. 188 - 207Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020