l9 : impact of digital communication on identity - gender Flashcards

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what did ellison state about identity being constructed online?

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identity constructed by the user so can adopt multiple online personalities

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give five statistics in relation to digital communication and gender.

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  • younger users, esp men, use sm for reasons other than maintaining relationships, esp entertainment (28%)
  • younger women spend least amount of time using sm to find info (16%)
  • 40 more million women visited twitter than men in each month in 2014
  • younger women use dc to maintain relationships
  • top 50 brands followers on ig, 53% were women
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what did li and kirkup find about the difference in use of digital communication between men and women?

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  • found sig. diff between men and women and their use of dc
  • men more likely than women to use email or chat rooms
  • men played more computer games than women
  • OFCOM (2014) found adult males accessed internet for 23.3hrs/week compared to 17.8hrs for females
  • women (67%) more likely to use sm than men (60%)
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