Interpersonal Communication Vs Face To Face Interaction

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College students walking through campus with headphones on, listening to their favorite artists, as well as, texting their best friend from back home. At least three out of five people were doing this. Face to face interaction is starting to disappear as our lives move on. All it is now is texting, Facetiming, and accessing social media. I agree with the statement in the prompt, "to an outsider, it looks as though interaction with strangers is less frequent in the hallways than it used to be". Today, there is less social contact in person because now you can text someone and know how they are doing. According to a researcher of a Penn State course, Tamyra Pierce states, "in 2002 only 10% of the world's population used cell phones and by 2005 …show more content…
There might be some downsides of communicating through text messages. For instance, it can affect someone's social and personal development. For example, a study done by Tamyra Pierce claims that "social skills and face to face interactions are damaged through impersonal communication because the individual is unable to express body language, tone, voice, touch, and facial expressions through text messages" (SiOWFA15). Even though it is better to communicate face to face, there may be some complications, or it might be difficult to see the person in person. For example, my grandfather was struggling and was starting to die very slowly. We were going to see him, but he lived in Arizona at the time. Also, my brother and I were in school, so we couldn't leave school immediately; we had to wait until school was out. During the last few months of school we talked to him on the phone, because it is better than not talking to him at all. It is very hard for someone to have a face to face interaction with someone if they are far away. Another example of distance is business-related. Say you are trying to sell a product to a company but you can't show them the product and talk to them in person about it. In this case, it would be necessary to use text messaging, Skype, or social media. I believe that we should only use technology if there is no physical existence between you and the person. In …show more content…
People still find ways to communicate if it is face to face or through texting or social media. For many people the way to communicate with one another varies. It is important to interact with people in person because you can truly express yourself and you cannot avoid uncomfortable and undesired situations because you are not behind a screen. If you have physical access with the person you want to talk to then go communicate with them in person. However, if there is no physical existence then technological communication is better. There are many ways to communicate and connect with people whether it is face to face, texting, facetiming, or social media. Despite it not being the same as talking to someone in person, it is still effective to talk to someone through a

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