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Effects of Mobile Communication on Human Interaction
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Introduction
Human beings are living in the era of mobile phones.
Communication has been made easy
Social media has connected people to friends.
Million of people can exchange messages at low cost.
People stare at phones on average of 3 hours a day (Wong, 2013).
People are living in the era of mobile which has made communication to be easy. Social media have connected many people to their friends. In fact, millions of people can exchange messages easily at a low cost. People frequently stare at their phones at least 3 hours in a day.
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Arguments on the use of mobile phones
Many suggestions have been made on the impact of mobile phones on human relationships (Healy, 2010).
There are either negative or positive impacts of mobile phone.
Mobile phones can harm interpersonal connections.
Rise in mobile technology affects life of human being negatively.
Effects of mobile phones are placed into several categories;
Psychological
Sociological
Many suggestions have been made on the impact of mobile phones on human relationships. There are either negative or positive impacts of mobile phone. Mobile phones can harm interpersonal connections which is a negative effect. Rise in mobile technology affects life of human being negatively. And effects of mobile phones are placed into several categories; psychological and sociological effects.
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The Ethical Question
Is It Ethical for developers to develop addictive communications applications ?
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The Great myth of mobile impact on human interaction
Mobile devices do not cause social isolation or disconnection.
Social media and technology are used by millennials.
Social media are real-life interaction.
The use of mobile phones are frequently used by the youths (Wong, 2013).
People are fond of spending time on mobile phones.
Mobile devices do not cause social isolation or disconnection. Social media and technology are used by millennials not for other groups. Social media are real-life interaction meant to be done throughout life time. The use of mobile phones are frequently used by the youths showing that people are fond of spending time on mobile phones.
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The True Effects of mobile on human interaction
People fail to realize that interaction is a choice.
Mobile devices are vital for extreme personalization.
Improves customer experience.
Mobile phones are believed that they cannot erode interpersonal relationships (Wong, 2013).
Impacts on social experience are inevitable.
People fail to realize that interaction is a choice. Mobile devices are vital for extreme personalization. As a result, improves customer experience and other perspectives. Consequently, mobile phones are believed that they cannot erode interpersonal relationships. Impacts on social experience are inevitable.
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Psychological Effects of Mobile Phone Use
Use of mobile phones leads to neurological shifts in brain function.
Mobile phone has become pervasive tool
Social extraversion and anxiety have positive effects on mobile phone addiction (Appelbaum, 2014).
Excessive use of mobile phones lowers self-esteem.
Excessive use of mobile phones lead to depression and chronic stress.
Use of mobile phones leads to neurological shifts in brain function making these devices pervasive tools. Social extraversion and anxiety have positive effects on mobile phone addiction. Excessive use of mobile phones lowers self-esteem. Excessive use of mobile phones lead to depression and chronic stress. Research has shown that chronic stress, low emotional stability, and depression are associated with excessive use of mobile phones.
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Sociological Effects of mobile phones
Effects of excessive use of mobile phones on human interactions are quite interesting.
People are wasting a lot of time on social media through their phones interacting with friends (Appelbaum, 2014).
Basic notions of privacy, connectivity, and communication have been altered.
Real life communications are more than one way because of the use of social media.
Effects of excessive use of mobile phones on human interactions are quite interesting since people have different reasons of using phones such as chatting, calling, and texting. People are wasting a lot of time on social media through their phones interacting with friends stopping them from engaging in meaningful activities. Basic notions of privacy, connectivity, and communication have been altered. Real life communications are more than one way because of the use of social media.
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Sociological Effects of mobile phones
Human being has become part of the social media due to use of phones.
Excessive usage of internet is correlated with social anxiety, depression, and introversion.
Anxiety created by the use mobile phones results in lack of patience.
Messages lack clarity because of spelling errors, grammar errors, and punctuation errors (Caplan, 2007).
Face-to-face interactions cannot happen through use of mobile phones hence leading to confusion.
Human being has become part of the social media due to use of phones. Excessive usage of internet is correlated with social anxiety, depression, and introversion. Anxiety created by the use mobile phones results in lack of patience. Messages lack clarity because of spelling errors, grammar errors, and punctuation errors. Face-to-face interactions cannot happen through use of mobile phones hence leading to confusion in passing of information.
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Communication theories and use of mobile phones
Social penetration theory – process of developing deeper intimacy.
Social information theory –explains how people form relationships through communication technologies.
Social presence theory- Making communication impersonal
Media richness theory – face communication is a rich mix of verbal and non verbal cues.
Mobile phones are inhibiting face to face interpersonal communication (Dix, 2009).
Communication theories include;
Social penetration theory – process of developing deeper intimacy.
Social information theory –explains how people form relationships through communication technologies.
Social presence theory- Making communication impersonal
Media richness theory – face communication is a rich mix of verbal and non-verbal cues.
Mobile phones are inhibiting face to face interpersonal communication
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Mobile use in groups
Communication must be done jointly especially when making decisions.
Types of communication in groups include;
Problem analysis
Goal setting
Alternatives identification
Evaluation of positive and negative characteristics of alternatives.
Mobile users care less about the surroundings.
Mobile users in group become hindrance to the development of new personal relationships (Caplan, 2007).
Communication must be done jointly especially when making decisions. Types of communication in groups include; Problem analysis, Goal setting, Alternatives identification and Evaluation of positive and negative characteristics of alternatives. Mobile users care less about the surroundings because when talking through phones they do not know what they are stepping on while walking. Mobile users in group become hindrance to the development of new personal relationships since there is lack of cooperation.
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Mobile use in groups
use of mobile phones has overtaken verbal communication especially when come to texting (Dix, 2009).
Use of mobile in social settings has led to social dysfunction
Technology is advancing the use of mobile phones through;
There is loss of self-esteem or disconnected feeling.
Use of mobile phones has overtaken verbal communication especially when come to texting. Use of mobile in social settings has led to social dysfunction since human interactions are affected. Technology is advancing the use of mobile phones through; Facebook, Google and Twitter. There is loss of self-esteem or disconnected feeling because of poor relationships.
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References
Appelbaum, P. (2014). Social media's challenges for psychiatry. World psychiatry, 13(1), 21-23.doi:10.1002/wps.20085
Caplan, S. (2007). Relations among loneliness, social anxiety, and problematic Internet use. Cyberpsychol Behav.10: 234–242.
Dix, A. (2009). Human-computer interaction. In Encyclopedia of database systems (pp. 1327-1331). Springer US.
Healy, V. (2010-10-12). When it comes to texting, U.S. users are rudeness champs. Chicago Tribune. A. 3
Wong, P. (2013). Confucian social media: An oxymoron? Dao, 12(3), 283-296. doi:10.1007/s11712-013-9329-y