Sumblog 12

Anthony Giddens theory of modern society was quite interesting.  He believes that modern society can be described along four dimensions:  displacement and reembedding, intimacy and impersonality, expertise and reappropriation, with privatism and engagement. I found displacement and remmbedding to be very interesting.  Displacement can be described as feeling isolated and not connecting with others while remmbedding is the ability to connect and interact with others. 
I think in modern society the internet shows this dimension well.  People may not want to leave their homes and have difficulty fitting in so they instead go on to the internet to interact with people they may not know but share the same interests.  These people may begin to live in a fantasy world where they have remade themselves to be everything that they ever wanted.  While doing this, they may isolate themselves from reality and real relationships.  I think video games can do this to a person too.  My kids do not really care what is going on when they are playing their games.  They can sit up in their rooms for hours playing if I do not stop them.
Others use the internet for reembedding purposes.  They connect and interact with people they know or organizations they participate in.  They usually do not pretend to be something that they are not. 
I like how this idea shows how one or something can be reconnected or how it can become more isolated.

 

http://barefootrunninguniversity.com/2012/03/28/gamers-will-rule-the-world/

 

 

Video games and the internet can make people feel more isolated in a society that they do not fit in with or..

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=isolation&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=yQ2eUsDFOIGMygH6roCoDg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=930#q=social%20isolation%20video%20games&revid=918542280&tbm=isch&imgdii=_

 

make them feel more connected as a group with interactions between them.

 

I think these photos show how the games can get a person to go off in their own world or how the games can create a time for interaction between people who share the same interest.