[SOLVED] Relational Value of Cell Phones

Relational Value of Cell Phones

The relational benefits of cell phones seem overwhelming. However, a few scholars in the discipline—especially those who remember a time prior to cell phones—view cell phone use as harmful to relationships, especially with increased use of texting,  For  these scholars relationships maintained through cell phones are not as valuable or genuine as those maintained through face-to-face communication.

In this  1-page  Analyze, explore the strengths and weaknesses  as related to your own experience. Identify the aspects from Ch. 12 (4 th  edition) on  Cell Phones and Relationships  (pp. 227-230) on shared meanings and relating through cell phones.

Excerpt example:
In discussing the strength of cell phones in relationships, for example, my relatives with kids and I have one shared meaning of using cell phones to share family news in group texts. We relate to each other using cell phones to share pics of the kids, to tell stories of the joys and tribulations of raising kids, and to make playful fun of each other’s parenting. The relational expectation is that the teasing or comments are never mean. Cell phones are the medium that brings us all closer to each other on parenting experiences.

ncreased use of texting,  For  these scholars relationships maintained through cell phones are not as valuable or genuine as those maintained through face-to-face communication.

In this  1-page  Analyze, explore the strengths and weaknesses  as related to your own experience. Identify the aspects from Ch. 12 (4 th  edition) on  Cell Phones and Relationships  (pp. 227-230) on shared meanings and relating through cell phones.

Excerpt example:
In discussing the strength of cell phones in relationships, for example, my relatives with kids and I have one shared meaning of using cell phones to share family news in group texts. We relate to each other using cell phones to share pics of the kids, to tell stories of the joys and tribulations of raising kids, and to make playful fun of each other’s parenting. The relational expectation is that the teasing or comments are never mean. Cell phones are the medium that brings us all closer to each other on parenting experiences. Relational Value of Cell Phones