In the textbook (Close Encounters 4th ed.) it skims the surface about people using technology to communicate in their interpersonal relationships. A couple of subjects it talks about are how and when using technology “people are more accessible to one another”. Another aspect the textbook talks about is, “technology can easily be substituted for face-to-face and voice-to-voice communication” (page 14). This communication through technology via wireless phones, computer emailing and messaging can be either positive or negative. Not only does it take away the physical and emotional feelings we receive withen face-to-face contact, but also, the nonverbal cues we pick up on when we have that close physical contact. Either way, technology plays a big role in interpersonal relationships ranging from, just meeting someone, establishing a newly partner, or communicating with a people whom you are close to.
In summary, what I got from the textbook about interpersonal relationship communications is, that technology has the advantage byof hiding our true emotions behind emails and chats. Whereas, communicating in real time, we are susceptible to non-verbal cues that we have no control over.
In the video by Dr. Turkle, I was able to comprehend a lot of what she talked about when we communicate by using technology. FThe first thing that poppedstuck out to me straight away was when she talksed about how technology is psychologically powerful in our interpersonal relationships. Not only does it have us relying on it for our everyday communications, but also, it can also cause problems, because we tend to be on our phones messaging even though we are face- to- face, and even then we find it hard not to be on the phones for one reason or the another. She also goes on to talking about how people want to have control over what and how they portraity themselves via network and phone text messaging. Another main point she talksed about that struck me iwas, the illusion of feeling close in our interpersonal companionship communications via technology. That is so true, because we need the physical closeness and connection of other people in order to survive. A quotation from Dr. Turkle’s video, she says, “we set up ourselves to become isolated”.
From my experiences with communicating through technology, I mostly find it mostly to be an advantage because of the connections we can make from around the world to getting tasks done long distance such as taking this class. The only thing I don’t care too much for is texting on the phones because it is more time consuming thean ist its to communicate face- to- face.