Relating Through Technology: Everyday Social Interaction

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This book answers one of the most critical questions of our time, does the vast connectivity afforded by mobile and social media lead to more personal connection with one another? It offers an evidence-based account of the role of technology in close relationships that confronts such pressing questions as where face-to-face communication belongs in this digital age, whether social media is harmful to our well-being, and how online communication spills-over into our offline communication and relationships. Each chapter explores the positive and negative influences of media on relationships, coalescing into a balanced assessment of how technological advancement has altered our connections with each other. By zeroing in on communication with the most important people in our lives and tracing the changes in computer-mediated communication over time, Relating Through Technology focuses the conversation about media on its use in our everyday lives and relationships. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 2 Title - Series......Page 3 Title - Full......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Dedication......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 Figures......Page 11 Tables......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 1 - Social Ecology and Personal Media......Page 26 2 - The Social Construction of Technology......Page 44 3 - Theoretical Perspectives on Personal Media and Relationships......Page 61 4 - Niche, Media Displacement, and Multimodal Relationships......Page 83 5 - Mode Comparison and Coexistence......Page 104 6 - Three Ways of Seeing Social Media......Page 125 7 - Five Enduring Tensions in Personal Media......Page 148 8 - Digital Stress......Page 170 9 - Social Displacement......Page 184 10 - Connectivity and Connection......Page 201 References......Page 221 Index......Page 0