Overview
Multiplexity Theory, Echo Chamber, & Filter Bubbles
- Come up with arguments for why employing more media in relationships might cause dyads to have stronger ties. Explain and cite the readings from this week.
- Come up with arguments & examples for why dyads with stronger ties might cause these individuals to use more media to maintain their relationships. Explain and cite the readings from this week
journal: Please do not submit a file or document -- rather copy and paste your work in the space provided below.
Media Multiplexity Theory/Filter Bubbles/Echo Chamber
Look at one of your social media accounts. Pick 3 people that you are connected to and with whom you have differing degrees of closeness (strong to weak ties). List your relationship to that person below (e.g., BF/GF/partner/etc., friend, parent, sibling, former classmate, etc.)
- Strong tie person:
- Moderate tie person:
- Weak tie person:
1. What media do you use to communicate with these folks? List all media here.
- Strong tie person:
- Moderate tie person:
- Weak tie person:
2. In the reading for this week, one of the studies mentioned found that individuals used F2F communication & IM as base media to communicate with individuals in their networks, but that they used phone, text, & email for their stronger tie relationships. Does this ring true in your examples above? Explain and cite both Ledbetter (2015) and Robson (2018) in your response.
3. What do you think of Media Multiplexity theory? Does it make sense in your own life? Explain.
Podcast: Please select a podcast on Women in Leadership. You have complete freedom to find your own podcast, but if you have questions about the podcast you selected-please feel free to reach out to Professor Bradley!
After you listen to your selected podcast, please share with us (in a 1-2 reflection paper) which podcast you picked, why you picked that podcast, and 2-3 things you learned from listening to the selected podcast.