In “Modern Romance,” Celeste Biever describes romantic relationships in the Internet community. She describes how people can romantically be involved on the Internet and how the Internet teaches one to learn about a person from the inside out.In “Cyberspace and Identity,” Sherry Turkle also expresses her interest in the Internet and how it allows for the act of self-exploration. Even though their focus on what the Internet is used for are different from the perspective of one another, Biever and Turkle both see the Internet as a place for exploration in a general sense. Biever and Turkle discuss how the Internet can be used as a tool for exploration in a general sense. Firstly, Biever writes, “The couple insists the feelings they have for each other are real and that they were madly in love long before they met face to face” (397). From Biever’s perspective she sees the Internet as an opportunity to meet and explore people’s personality before they actually meet in reality. The ability to express one’s self over the Internet allows for the lessening of awkward situations and physical judgment. Biever then goes on to write, “… communicating online is more conductive to openness than face-to-face rendezvous” (398). Because the Internet offers us the ability to remotely explore people’s feelings and personality as well as taking the awkwardness out of meetings, it allows us to explore people on a deeper level. Biever really sums the feeling of being in a more open and explorable environment on the Internet by quoting Ren Reynolds a virtual-world consultant, “We tend to be more honest, more intimate with people” (398). Secondly, Turkle also talks about exploration in her article, but from the perspective of self-exploration. Turkle w... ... middle of paper ... ... can provide, as well as what it can be to any user. This online environment known as the Internet can allow for an astounding amount of exploration on the romantic level as well as the more personal level; exploration in a generality. Not only does it provide a rich environment for exploration, but also a breeding ground for positive encounters and realizations through the virtual worlds it provides. The Internet can be many things to many people; it’s just a matter of how we want to use it. Works Cited Biever, Celeste. “Modern Romance.” Reading and Writing in the Academic Community. Eds. Mary Lynch Kennedy and Hadley M. Smith. Custom ed. Boston: Pearson, 2013. 397- 99. Print. Turkle, Sherry. “Cyberspace and Identity.” Reading and Writing in the Academic Community. Eds. Mary Lynch Kennedy and Hadley M. Smith. Custom ed. Boston: Pearson, 2013. 401- 07. Print.
She believes that people’s communication skills have been deeply affected by the overuse of online resources. Turkle began by listing the growing importance of technology for lonely individuals who depend on devices to feel compassion by stating,“we expect more from technology and less from one another and seem increasingly drawn to technologies that provide the illusion of companionship without the demands of relationship” (Turkle). All humans are aware of the abundant amounts of time and effort that go into maintaining a healthy relationship. Turkle’s examples revealed that people have started to become more attached to cellular communication than personal contact, because of the easier access to talk to “anyone anywhere”, with the ability to “edit your words at any time” (Turkle). Turkle tackled her stance with the opinion that the more time a person spends on the internet to feel less lonely, the more lonely they actually
states how our emotions such as empathy are starting to deplete, for example, psychologist Sara Konrath and her team at the University of Michigan, found there has been a 40 percent decline in empathy among college students. Although the article discusses how we can substitute technology with solitude, it is specified as an uneasy task to break the addiction we have developed for our phones. She believes solitude is important for human thoughts to expand and grow. Sherry Turkle’s article gives the impression that we need to utilize our advanced technology as a tool rather than allow it to silence our natural emotions for those of the virtual
In the21st century, Amazing changes in communication has affected interpersonal relationships. Some prefer to use technology like Facebook, Line, and Wechat to communicate with their friends rather than talking in person. Communicating with technology will make them alienated. Interpersonal relationships are also important by personal talking, which may lead to improve relationships. In her essay, “Connectivity and Its Discontents”, Sherry Turkle believes technology weakens interpersonal relationship among friends, and relatives. In “Mother Tongue”, Amy Tan claims talking with her mother and husband in a personal way can improves their relationship. Using technology to communicate will alienate and widen the distance between friends; talking
In “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk,” Turkle provides her research and evidence that people have disconnected themselves from real-world situations. Turkle begins her article by explaining how teens learned that they could be connected to technology on their phones, and still look as if they were present in the conversations they were having. Teens first discovered they could use their phones in secrecy, to get away
2. Previous Research: There is a debate as to whether Internet use has a positive or negative impact in our social lives. One study found that for 40% of the college students in their sample, the Internet had been instrumental in the formation of new friendships. Moreover, 7% of their sample had used the Internet to find a romantic partner. The participants in the study claimed that one of the main benefits of communicating through the Internet was reduced social anxiety and shyness (Knox, 2001). In another study, there was evidence that lonely individuals were more likely to use email and the Internet in order to stay connected with others—in theory, giving them a healthier social life—however, evidence showed that heavy use had a negative social impact (Morahan-Martin, 2003). Finally, another study found that individuals comfortable or regularly involved in social gatherings reported more positive effects from Internet use than shy individuals less involved in their community (Kraut, 2002).
However, in spite of Mary Shelly’s warning, it seems man has gone forward with its creation. Yet the result has not been a world of death and destruction, but a world of connectivity and immediate satisfaction. Sherry Turkle writes “we look to the network to defend us against loneliness even as we use it to control the intensity of our connections” (Turkle, 274). Before the postal system it could take months before hearing from someone across the country. In today’s age a text message contains the same thought of reaching a person thousands of miles away, with the added benefit of instant gratification. This instant gratification, in the eyes of Turkle, “redraws the boundaries of intimacy and solitude,” (Turkle, 272). At face value the boundaries of intimacy and solitude are in fact merely human construction, it is impossible to change the mode of communication without changing boundaries. In this case, while some barriers are constructed between humans physically, many more paths open for human interaction on an intellectual level. Perhaps the future is not the interactions of human physically, but the interaction of minds through a common source, such as the
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Before the internet, our characteristics such as style, identity, and values were primarily exposed by our materialistic properties which psychologists define as the extended self. But people’s inferences to the idea of online self vs. offline self insisted a translation to these signals into a personality profile. In today’s generation, many of our dear possessions have been demolished. Psychologist Russell W belk suggest that: “until we choose to call them forth, our information, communications, photos, videos, music, and more are now largely invisible and immaterial.” Yet in terms of psychology there is no difference between the meaning of our “online selves” and “offline selves. They both assist us in expressing important parts of our identity to others and provide the key elements of our online reputation. Numerous scientific research has emphasized the mobility of our analogue selves to the online world. The consistent themes to these studies is, even though the internet may have possibly created an escape from everyday life, it is in some ways impersonating
According to Turkle, “Confessing to a website and talking to a robot is deemed therapeutic, emphasizing getting something out” (Turkle 231). This is important to every person, due to the reality that things, both good and bad, occur in everyone;’ lives and not everyone has that special person they can tell everything to, so they resort to the world of the internet. Making rash decisions, on the internet also lends to personality traits that are not always shown in person. Many think that sharing things on the internet leads to a lesser self, or that one is simply lying to themselves because of the usage of sites that “expose” one’s real self. Bottled up emotions, rants and confessions are all a parts of being a human, with feeling and emotions (Turkle
The issue of the Internet having psychological benefits has two sides, as does any issue. James E. Katz and Philip Aspden present the yes side of this issue. Katz and Aspden used a national random telephone survey to back up their side on the issue. The survey conducted in October of 1995 compiled the individuals who took the survey into five specific groups. The groups consisted of those not aware of the Internet, non-users aware of the Internet, former users, recent users-those who started using the Internet in 1995, and longtime users-those who started using the Internet prior to 1995. The survey questioned community involvement (community, leisure, and religious,) involvement in existing communities (face to face, family, Internet,) and friendship formation (Internet and beyond.) They drew the conclusion that the Internet is helping to form new friendships and social relationships. Therefore, giving people the chance to join new groups and organizations other than those in their own community.
...clude the sense of human identity. People who express several aspects of self cannot develop the “aesthetic self,” as they have no experience in sharing the real feelings to others. People who express several aspects of self cannot develop the “aesthetic self,” as they have no experience in sharing the real feelings to others. Turkle’s analysis of the computer as a reminiscent object and the human relationship with the object helps us to understand online identity. Undoubtedly, technology has changed the way of leaning and thinking that helps to find the identity of individuals. As we are highly depend on technology and computer in recent times, the dependency and relationship with computer and technology are the potential to severely influence our formation of identity. As Erik Erikson and Turkle rightly said, internet has provide a safe place to find our identity.
In Sherry Turkle’s essay, “Connectivity and Its Discontents” discusses the issue that technology is becoming a growing problem in today’s society. The reason being that we sacrifice conversations with people to stay connected to our smart phones or laptops. We as a species are now, more than ever choosing to stay connected to our devices then having conversations with our family, friends, and coworkers. Because, in today’s society we find it to be much easier to converse through technology due to having overworked and over scheduled lives to stay connected. But, the adverse effect of technology is causing people to have unsatisfied relationships. Shown in Turkle’s essay when Ellen grows closer to her grandmother with the use of skype but, feels
Multiple identities have been increased by the creation of cyberspace communications according to "Cyberspace and Identity" by Sherry Turkle. Turkle uses four main points to establish this argument. Her first point is that online identity is a textual construction. Secondly she states that online identity is a consequence-free moratorium. Turkle's third point is online identity expands real identity. Finally, her last point states that online identity illustrates a cultural concept of multiplicity. I disagree with many aspects of her argument and I have found flaws in her argument. Technology is an area that does not stand still and consequently outpaced Turkle's argument.
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Technology nowadays has an influence on our lives, it has affected everything in it. When this technological revolution started, we didn't expect that it would affect our emotions, and our feelings. All we expected is that technology would develop our ability to have easier life and control nature. But what really happened is that the technology started to be part of us that we can't live without. The Internet is one of the technologies that appeared in our lives, and now it is dominating our lives.