Communication Issue Facing a Global Identity

Question 1

_________ identity is made up of traditions and ethnic values, whereas ________ identity focuses on the latest trends and technological advances.

Answer 1

local; global

Question 2

The e.netizen identity is a composite identity that is shaped by technology, _______ culture, and mass consumption.

Answer 2

popular

Question 3

Regarding the e.netizen identity, spatial zone dialectics represents the tension between the need for ________ and the need for ________.

Answer 3

privacy; community

Question 4

When an individual performs many technological tasks simultaneously, this is known as a(n) ____________ focus.

Answer 4

multitrack

Question 5

Individuals who prefer to accomplish one technological task at a time, such as writing an e-mail and then listening to music, are known to have a(n) __________ focus.

Answer 5

monotrack

Question 6

The fact that some individuals accomplish many technological tasks simultaneously and others prefer to accomplish one task at a time indicates the aspect of ___________ dialectics.

Answer 6

temporal zone

Question 7

Kim spends a lot of time communicating on Facebook that the real world feels far away. Kim is experiencing _________ e.netizen identity.

Answer 7

fixated

Question 8

George spends most of his time down at the local hardware store where he hangs out with his buddies. He uses the Internet occasionally to look up information about hardware, hunting, and his other hobbies. George’s identity is most likely __________ e.netizen identity.

Answer 8

gliding

Question 9

The “being-in-doing” e.net philosophy fuses being (such as being with friends on the phone) while doing tasks (such as homework).

Answer 9

True

Question 10

A gliding e.netizen has surface-level attachment to the Internet and uses it only as a hobby or to gather information.

Answer 10

True