Community and Relationships
The readings for this session i did are based on the community and relationships on the internet. I focused more on “The quality of online relationships, “Online personals: An Overview”, “Why youth heart MySpace”, and “Internet Paradox Revisited”.
The typical everyday relationships are supposed to be social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people who interact face to face. While an intimate relationship is a “close interpersonal relationship, a relationship in which the participants know or trust one another very well or are confidants of one another, or a relationship in which there is physical or emotional intimacy”. These are my definitions of what relationships should be, so why should social relationship be based on text messaging and electronic mails?
This are far from real they are made up supposedly fairy tales, the way which we want life to be that are basically dangerous. Online communication can be very great for many people. It can provide easy access to friendship and support for the physically less-abled, the elderly, those living in remote locations, and for people who struggle with shyness or low self-esteem. It gives them the opportunity to build confidence and for this same accessibility has created problems.
When you can't see the person you're talking to and they can't see you, you're less likely to feel judged. And they can't see if you look nervous or embarrassed. This means you're both more likely to reveal personal information much earlier than you would in a face-to-face situation.
The downside is that if you can't see someone's face, it's hard to know if they're lying. It's easy to misrepresent yourself online, to kid someone you're something that you're not. And if someone is desperate for love or friendship, they are more likely to fantasize that the person they're talking to is the perfect partner. Although there has been success in online dating and relationships, meeting people online can also be very horrific and heartbreaking.
Cyberspace: Love OnlineAaron Ben-Ze'ev's book, Love Online: Emotions on the Internet, shows how Internet chatting can affect real relationships. By:Hara Estroff http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20041210-000008.html
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I agree with you about online communication being easy access. It allows us to socialize with our friends and families that we don't get to see face-to-face often or who lives from away. It also gives us the capabilites of meeting new people and forming friendships. It can be hard to determine whether a person is lying about themselves because we can't see them in person,we can only determine by the words on the screen. When we don't want to meet face-to-face in expressing our feelings we whether express them online. Online dating can be good, be it can be dangerous as well because the nice and sweet person you met online, is the same person who you meet in person is stalking you after you broken up an almost year relationship.
I think you made some real great finds and conclusions in the readings. I liked the definitions you made as far as relationships and what they should be. I also agree with you that people find using the internet for relationships and socialization easier because of the more likeliness to be accepted and the less likely they are to be judged. I also agree that it gives the ability to build confidence in those who have low self esteem. Overall I think you did a great job ripping apart the article for information and for your interpretation.
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