Everybody go follow the Dixie State's Volleyball page to stay updated on our season!!
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Monday, September 15, 2014
DSU Volleyball Facebook Page
Everybody go follow the Dixie State's Volleyball page to stay updated on our season!!
https://www.facebook.com/DixieStateVolleyball?ref=hl
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
As I wake up at 430 in the morning I stumble out of bed, but not before I take the time to look at my instagram/snapchat and any other social media app that leaves me notifications. I get to practice and for those three hours my phone is left untouched. But soon enough it will come back to life as I come into the locker room to retrieve my things, checking the same things as only a few hours before. This goes on and off throughout the entire day. Constantly checking to see if anything new has been posted walking to my classes or while waiting for them to start. Could this be preventing me from meeting and connecting with the people around me? How many chances have I missed because I had my eyes on my phone?
Listening to the The Diane Rehm Show I became aware of the many ways that my particular use of social media is holding me back from furthering or improving new relationships. The topic, Effects of Increasing Digital Connections on Relationships and Community airing August 11, 2014. The show featured three guest speakers, Marc Dunkelman, Susan Pinker, and Zeynep Tufeksi. The show specifically focused on what aspects of social media are harming or helping peoples personal relationships.
Susan Pinker talks about the idea that without face to face contact a persons relationship can decay with eighteen months. During online contact you are not able to portray emotion and you aren't able to deepen relationships. I would agree that it is not healthy to have online only relationships, but it is ok to have both. Online tools are used to connect with people who you aren't able to see in person and it is a way to meet new people. It should never replace the effect of face to face, but it is a way to start a relationship with someone who you wouldn't have otherwise ran into. Using social media to connect with old friends or to meet new friends is not harmful, however using social media to hide from face to face interaction will create a communication barrier.
Pinker brings up an interesting study where they induced stress to young girls in a math class. They divided the girls into three groups, one group got a text from their mom, while another got a phone call of encouragement, and the final group received nothing. The results showed that the group that got the text and the group that received nothing had the same stress levels, while the group who got a phone call had their stress levels go down. I thought that was interesting that even just the sound of their mothers voice, versus just a text message was far more comforting. Hearing a voice or seeing a facial expression communicates so much more than the words being said. Sincerity is enabled through face to face communication and cant be communicated effectively through texting or online communication.
During the show Marc Dunkelman brings up the idea that social media has made it so most people do not know the names of their own neighbors, but they are connecting with people across the country. Coming from a suburb town and living in the same house since I was 7 I will admit that I know all of my neighbors pretty well. However, as I have moved out and come to college, I could not name one person who lives in my building. The few people I know that live in my whole apartment complex I am embarrassed to say that I found out through a friendship request on Facebook. The idea of going to introduce yourself to the neighbors next door has become foreign to people. What happened to neighborhood barbeques, or block parties? I will admit that being apart of the LDS church and having a dad as the bishop gives me the advantage due to the fact that we have perfect attendance at all ward activities. But it leaves me wondering what type of interaction goes on for those people who don't necessarily have those opportunities?
Listening to the The Diane Rehm Show I became aware of the many ways that my particular use of social media is holding me back from furthering or improving new relationships. The topic, Effects of Increasing Digital Connections on Relationships and Community airing August 11, 2014. The show featured three guest speakers, Marc Dunkelman, Susan Pinker, and Zeynep Tufeksi. The show specifically focused on what aspects of social media are harming or helping peoples personal relationships.
Susan Pinker talks about the idea that without face to face contact a persons relationship can decay with eighteen months. During online contact you are not able to portray emotion and you aren't able to deepen relationships. I would agree that it is not healthy to have online only relationships, but it is ok to have both. Online tools are used to connect with people who you aren't able to see in person and it is a way to meet new people. It should never replace the effect of face to face, but it is a way to start a relationship with someone who you wouldn't have otherwise ran into. Using social media to connect with old friends or to meet new friends is not harmful, however using social media to hide from face to face interaction will create a communication barrier.
Pinker brings up an interesting study where they induced stress to young girls in a math class. They divided the girls into three groups, one group got a text from their mom, while another got a phone call of encouragement, and the final group received nothing. The results showed that the group that got the text and the group that received nothing had the same stress levels, while the group who got a phone call had their stress levels go down. I thought that was interesting that even just the sound of their mothers voice, versus just a text message was far more comforting. Hearing a voice or seeing a facial expression communicates so much more than the words being said. Sincerity is enabled through face to face communication and cant be communicated effectively through texting or online communication.
During the show Marc Dunkelman brings up the idea that social media has made it so most people do not know the names of their own neighbors, but they are connecting with people across the country. Coming from a suburb town and living in the same house since I was 7 I will admit that I know all of my neighbors pretty well. However, as I have moved out and come to college, I could not name one person who lives in my building. The few people I know that live in my whole apartment complex I am embarrassed to say that I found out through a friendship request on Facebook. The idea of going to introduce yourself to the neighbors next door has become foreign to people. What happened to neighborhood barbeques, or block parties? I will admit that being apart of the LDS church and having a dad as the bishop gives me the advantage due to the fact that we have perfect attendance at all ward activities. But it leaves me wondering what type of interaction goes on for those people who don't necessarily have those opportunities?
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