subject: Developing Social Skills Based on Satellite TV [print this page] Although some psychologists may beg to differ, developing social skills in the modern world is much different than it used to be before technology was a way of life. Whereas meeting friends and finding a lifelong partner may have been something that people did in person or through contacts and mutual friends in the days of ole, modern times require that we interact with one another and establish these kind of bonds with an entirely new platform in mind. Notably, the World Wide Web has been the primary platform in which socializing takes place in our everyday lives. Yet Americans in particular are famous for taking cues form movies and television for how they should live their lives, hence it is certain that satellite TV offers something akin to social education in this respect.
Modern television shows and educational programming influence us in ways that we can only faintly get our head around. Without even thinking about it, the actions and habits of movie stars and TV stars are a good indicator of how ordinary people will live their lives. In the case of TV, for instance, our constant exposure to this form of media leaves a subconscious imprint on how we behave socially. Watching sports shows gives us a better idea of how to improve our athletic ability, sitcoms show us how to be funny, and movies stars are famous for showing us how to kiss one another. The overwhelming gamut of options provided by satellite TV, thus provides us with developmental skills without even realizing it.
The addition of high definition television into the equation has brought this reality into even sharper focus. Vivid colors and sound quality are just the beginning, providing people with a guideline for how to speak, dress, and act in public. Because so many people now work from home, our social lives have become digital in a number of ways, necessitating attention to details as they are seen on our television and computer screens. With HD, those details come into sharper focus, enabling people to really identify how they can take clues from modern technology in how to behave in their real lives.
Social networking is yet another way in which behavioral skills have evolved over the past few years. The new mode in which we interact with people across vast distances has created a much more dynamic culture, and one in which satellite TV has played an important part. The exchange of information from different parts of the world has made us a much more open culture, one which is capable of benefiting form the positive qualities that one another's cultures have to offer. Each time we flip on the TV or sign online, we find ourselves in direct contact with people and places, which would have been unfathomable to contact in years past. These commonplace interactions are influencing us in fundamental ways. Our social skills are heavily influenced by our interaction with technology, a simple fact, which is slowly, but surely getting the attention of the masses.
