Social Media and Belonging

How are you today?

• Great!

• Ok

• Ehh

• Not good

Draw your reaction to the Super Bowl

How important do you think the affiliation need (feeling like part of group) is to our survival

• Very Important

• Somewhat Important

• Not Very Important

What are some benefits of belonging to a group?

How does it feel when one feels ostracized (left out) of the group?

Do you think social media promotes or limits our affiliation need?

• Promotes a lot

• Promotes somewhat

• Limits somewhat

• Limits a lot

How many direct messages do you think you send and/or receive each day?

• 0

• 1-15

• 16-29

• 30+

What are some benefits of electronic communication?

What are some drawbacks of electronic communication (vs face to face)

Do you think social media pulls more people together to forms groups or tears more groups apart?

• pulls more groups together

• tears more groups apart

• they cancel each other out

• I really don't know...