First I'm just going to start with a basic summary of our position. I will flush out more pertinent aspects further down.
Our arguments:
1. Current technological trends such as social networking sites, blogs, and mobile phones, present a different mode of interpersonal connection, which is dramatically different than face to face connections.
2. In some cases, these new technologies allow us to remain in better contact with people we would otherwise not stay in contact with, but they also allow us to keep a distance from people we do not want to engage with further.
3. We are not arguing that this duality of intimacy and alienation is a problem - rather it is a personal preference.
4. The problem in the situation is knowing how to understand the relationship that we are engaging in.
That is my attempt for a short a simple summary. So to explain a little bit further:
in a face to face relationship there are two parties - you and me.
we are linked thus: You--------Me
that relationship at this point is undefined. But as we interact more and more, the link between us becomes more defined and understood by us the participants.
Using our new technological interfaces we are linked thus:
You- - - -Me
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Interface
what is interesting in this connection is that the interface doesn't have an agenda but it critically impacts the relationship.
In the physical connection, the You-Me connection is strong and direct, where as in the second example, the you-me connection becomes weakened, with the relationship directed through the interface.
This phenomena mirrors a interpersonal psychological theory presented by a noted Washington, DC psychiatrist and family therapist, Dr. Murray Bowen. The triangle was one component of his family relations theory which indicated how people in a relationship may turn to a third party to diffuse or ignore a struggle between the two parties.
more about bowen:http://www.thebowencenter.org/index.html
What is interesting about Bowen's theory is that it has a strong similarity to the drama triangles developed by Stephen Karpman, as part of the psycho-social theory Transactional Anaylsis initially developed by Eric Berne. The three roles of the drama triangle are Persecutor, Rescuer,and victim.
Proposal
So what we are proposing to look at in our research is the extent to which transactional analysis and it's model of Parent/Adult/Child ego states and our interpersonal interactions can be used to better define the relationships that are developed through these new interfaces.
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Interface
what is interesting in this connection is that the interface doesn't have an agenda but it critically impacts the relationship.
In the physical connection, the You-Me connection is strong and direct, where as in the second example, the you-me connection becomes weakened, with the relationship directed through the interface.
This phenomena mirrors a interpersonal psychological theory presented by a noted Washington, DC psychiatrist and family therapist, Dr. Murray Bowen. The triangle was one component of his family relations theory which indicated how people in a relationship may turn to a third party to diffuse or ignore a struggle between the two parties.
more about bowen:http://www.thebowencenter.org/index.html
What is interesting about Bowen's theory is that it has a strong similarity to the drama triangles developed by Stephen Karpman, as part of the psycho-social theory Transactional Anaylsis initially developed by Eric Berne. The three roles of the drama triangle are Persecutor, Rescuer,and victim.
Proposal
So what we are proposing to look at in our research is the extent to which transactional analysis and it's model of Parent/Adult/Child ego states and our interpersonal interactions can be used to better define the relationships that are developed through these new interfaces.
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