Title: Social Media and Its Impact on Interpersonal Relationships - Jarvee
Headings: Social Media and Its Impact on Interpersonal Relationships
Social Media and Its Impact on Interpersonal Relationships
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Some scholars argue that online interaction has a negative effect on the quality of communication. The underlying reason for this is that the non-verbal communication that takes place during interpersonal communication is left out when people interact through social media. The non-verbal communication includes the tone of voice, body posture, gestures and facial expressions. The non-verbal communication is the key to a rich communication. In its absence, messages are hard to be interpreted with surety and the meaning of a message remains unable to be clarified. This is what results in the depletion of the quality of communication, further leading to animosity among people. Guy Debord, in his theory of the spectacle, explains how the image of a thing appears to be closer to reality than the thing itself. Social media has the same effect on interpersonal relations, where the social relations are mediated through mere images. Social media has brought a twisted change to the concept of ‘friend’. It induces us to compare ourselves with others, which often makes one feel like a ‘failure’ leading to depression.