MOBILE INSTANT MESSAGING APPS: THE NEW CO-PARTICIPANTS IN FACE ENCOUNTERS IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 11, 44 - 60, 29.01.2025

Tüge Gülşen

Öz

The existence of smartphones has certainly transformed the way individuals interact with each other in everyday life. This transformation is also evident in face encounters in public space where participants co-exist and interact with their mobile devices while they communicate with others. In this new social environment that intersects with the digital ecology that individuals belong to result in new patterns of behaviour that also change the nature of face encounters today. This study aims at exploring how WhatsApp, as the mostly used mobile instant messaging platform impact the way people interact with each other and how the social rules of conduct are constructed in the existence of continuous flows of information and content leaking into face encounters. The data was obtained from semi-structured in-depth interviews with 25 undergraduate students in Türkiye. The results showed that WhatsApp messages are irresistible during social gatherings, which has led to a new set of social rules of conduct, a new working consensus among interactants in everyday life.

Anahtar Kelimeler

mobile instant messaging, face-to-face communication, face encounters, everyday life, WhatsApp

MOBİL MESAJ UYGULAMALARI: GÜNDELİK YAŞAMDA YÜZ İRTİBATLARINDA (KARŞILAŞMALAR) YENİ ORTAK KATILIMCILAR

Öz

Akıllı telefonların varlığı, bireylerin günlük yaşamda birbirleriyle etkileşim kurma biçimlerini önemli ölçüde değiştirmiştir. Bu dönüşüm, kamusal alanda yüz yüze karşılaşmalarda da kendini gösterir. Bireyler kamusal alanda mobil cihazları eşliğinde bulunuşlarının yanında bu cihazlarla da etkileşim içindedirler. Bireylerin ait oldukları dijital ekolojinin kesiştiği bu yeni sosyal ortam yeni davranış kalıplarının doğmasına neden olurken aynı zamanda günümüzün yüz irtibatlarının (karşılaşmalarının) doğasını değiştirmiştir. Bu çalışma, en çok kullanılan mobil mesajlaşma platformu olan WhatsApp'ın insanların birbirleriyle etkileşimlerini nasıl etkilediğini ve yüz yüze karşılaşmalara sürekli sızan bilgi ve içerik akışının varlığında sosyal davranış kurallarının nasıl inşa edildiğini keşfetmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmanın verileri, Türkiye'deki 25 lisans öğrencisiyle yapılan yarı yapılandırılmış derinlemesine görüşmelerden elde edilmiştir. WhatsApp mesajlarının yüz irtibatı (karşılaşmalar) sırasında karşı konulmaz güçte olduğu ve buna bağlı olarak yeni bir dizi sosyal davranış kuralları ortaya çıkarken bu kurallara dair gündelik yaşamda etkileşimde bulunanlar arasında bir mutabakatın oluştuğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

mobil mesajlaşma, yüz yüze iletişim, yüz irtibatı (karşılaşmalar), gündelik yaşam, WhatsApp

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