PSY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 36: Solitary Confinement, Silent Treatment, Social Animal
15 Nov 2018
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Humans are kind of known as the social animal. Without friends, no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods -aristotle affiliation need . The need to build relationships and to feel part of a group. Sometimes people wish for privacy and solitude, most still seek to affiliate with others. It can also lean towards teen gangs, ethnic battles, and nationalism: pictures of out loved ones activate a brain region that"s associated with safety. All of these experiences are examples of ostracism groups or individuals: examples: exile, imprisonment, solitary confinement, even a time-out for kids, the effect of ostracism: a) In canada and elsewhere, emailing is being replaced by texting, social media sites, and other messaging technology: three in four united states teens text. About half send more than sixty texts daily. It"s like their friends are always present. : the net result:social effects of social networking, the internet serves as a social amplifier.
