Communication & Technology: The Concepts Of Communication And Technology

Communication and Technology

In today’s society, the media and technology help shape our self-concept drastically. According to Adler and Proctor, “Social scientists use the metaphor of a mirror to identify the process of reflected appraisal: the fact that each of us develops a self-concept that reflects the way we believe others see us.” (41). Almost everywhere someone goes they could see a magazine, someone holding a cell phone, or someone using a computer. These things influence people in many ways. Looking at a magazine shapes self-concept because teenagers and adults alike see the men and women on the magazines or on the internet and create themselves to be like them. Cell phones create self-concept because if someone don’t have the latest or the greatest, they aren’t a ‘cool’ and are sometimes disliked because of it. At work, at the store, or at home, almost everyone uses a computer, and if someone does not know how to, it can make a person’s self-concept drop. Self-concept is important to all people and

Everywhere that someone goes they see computers, and everyone is supposed to know how to use one. An example of a positive self-concept towards computers is someone who is very smart on one. People will compliment that person and they will have a positive outlook on that situation. It will give them a positive self-concept. Not everyone is very smart on a computer. Some people do not know how to use one because they are not privileged enough to have one at home, and they are made fun of because of it. In some cases, there have been teachers whom have yelled at students because they do not know how to use a computer and they are going too slow on it. Also, in my own life, I have been given negative comments because I didn’t know how to use someone else’s computer correctly. I felt a negative feeling of self-concept due to that. Computers, cell phones, and mass media can have a big impact of