6.4.3 Conclusions Quiz

Question 1 of 4
Society’s reliance on technology is causing a breakdown in social interaction. Staples and Mathias explain how valuable social interaction is and how our dependence on technology is really taking its toll on people’s abilities to communicate effectively. Practice makes perfect, right? So, in order to prevent this collapse in communication people need to be actively living in this world and communicating with one another. Otherwise, communication may soon be a lost art. Do you really want to live in a world where no one knows how to communicate?
Question 2 of 4
Society’s reliance on technology is causing a breakdown in social interaction. Staples and Mathias explain how valuable social interaction is and how our dependence on technology is really taking its toll on people’s abilities to communicate effectively. Coming back to where this essay began, let’s imagine a different scene in the restaurant in which Wi-fi and cellular service is interrupted and everyone—parents, children, friends—must put down their devices, look into each other’s eyes, and have a conversation. Sometimes we need to disconnect in order to stay connected with each other.
Question 3 of 4
Society’s reliance on technology is causing a breakdown in social interaction. Staples and Mathias explain how valuable social interaction is and how our dependence on technology is really taking its toll on people’s abilities to communicate effectively. We all need to do something to reverse this trend for the next generation. Parents need to put limits on the amount of time their children are spending online, as well as model face-to-face social interaction. Schools and community centers need to offer more opportunities for young people to gather and spend time in-person. Communities need to work together to ensure virtual communities are not the only communities in which our children grow up.
Question 4 of 4
Society’s reliance on technology is causing a breakdown in social interaction. Staples and Mathias explain how valuable social interaction is and how our dependence on technology is really taking its toll on people’s abilities to communicate effectively. As I was eagerly trying to revise this essay, I got a little anxious and stressed and in order to clear my head I got on Facebook. For the next hour or so I proceeded to look through my friends’ pictures, wish my friends “happy birthday,” and post a status update. Just like that, my problem vanished. Although spending time away from my paper did clear my head and get me back on track, I could not help but think that there were at least a million other things that I could have done that would have had a far greater benefit than Facebook did, and they probably would have taken up considerably less time. Because this interaction is through Facebook and not face-to-face, I am not even improving my social skills, or my ability to work through an issue on my own, but instead the problem just gets washed away for an hour or two while I become completely enthralled and escape into the world of Facebook. Although Facebook does its job at entertaining it does not supply us with any real interaction. It’s just empty.