Digital Self

Question 1

Identity in Digital Spaces

Answer 1

Gen Alpha/ iGeneration: Born between 2013-2025 (Age today: 1 to 7)
Gen Z/ iGen: Born between 1996-2011 (Age in 2017: primary tweens, teens)
Millenials/ Gen Y: Born after 1980 (Age in 2017: 22-mid 30s)
Gen X: Born between 1965-1980 (Age in 2017: mid 30s-50)
Baby Boomers: Born between 1946 to 1964 (Age in 2017: 51-70)

Question 2

Generation X

Answer 2

1965-1980 
Work life balance
Text message
Loyal
Personal computer

Question 3

Generation Y

Answer 3

1981-1995
Freedom & flexibility
Online & mobile
Digital entrepreneur
Tablet & smartphone

Question 4

Generation Z

Answer 4

1996-2012
Security & stability
Facetime
Multitaskers
Nano computing

Question 5

Digital Self

Answer 5

The aspect of the self that is expressed or shared with others through online interactions on the internet specifically in social networking sites.

Question 6

Positive self-concepts

Answer 6

According to John DeLamater and Daniel Myers (2012), “The self is heavily influenced by feedback from others. The impact of others whom people interact with depends upon the nature of one’s relationship with them. Interaction with significant others may be very influential to how one presents himself or herself in a virtual space.”

Question 7

Self-presentation

Answer 7

Refers to an individual’s attempts, both conscious and unconscious, to control how he or she projects himself or herself in social interaction. (authentic/tactical or selective)

Question 8

4 Characteristics of Digital Self

Answer 8

1. Inwardly Oriented: People may use CMC to communicate about their inner world of thoughts and feelings.
2. Narrative or a Story: a self- presentation, that is expected by others to be coherent and consistent.
3. Retractable: In real life, our various selves all inhabit the same body, and cannot be easily detached.
4. Multiplied: one can have several, diverse selves. more than one-half of teens who use CMC have more than one screen name or e-mail account.

Question 9

Digital Identities

Answer 9

Identity or sense of self a person claims in cyberspace. Pseudo digital identities/ fake social networking accounts. Online disinhibition.

Question 10

Nature of online disinhibition

Answer 10

Benign disinhibition: person gets benefit from lack of restrains when disclosing online.
Toxic disinhibition: person behaves by using hostile language and even imposed threats to others online.

Question 11

The Online Disinhibition Effect

Answer 11

Anonimity, Asynchronous Communication, Empathy Deficit

Question 12

Dramaturgical Perspective

Answer 12

(Goffman, 2012) There is front stage and back stage.

Question 13

When was the first iPhone launched?

Answer 13

2007 (iGen)

Question 14

Inherently rewarding & therefore addictive via the action of dopamine in your brain

Answer 14

Notification, texts, likes, new info

Question 15

Reduces cognitive attention and capacity

Answer 15

Mere presence of a smartphone

Question 16

Disrupts melatonin production and circadian rhythms

Answer 16

Long and late-night exposure to the blue light of smartphone screens

Question 17

Social networking sites

Answer 17

Used to initiate, maintain, and deepen social ties- family, friends, “communities”. It also serves as platform or stage where identity explorations are enacted, validated, and managed.

Question 18

According to McCann-Erickson, 2011

Answer 18

About half of young people would sooner lose their sense of smell than be parted from their device.

Question 19

Impact of Social Media

Answer 19

Self & Social Development: social connections, belongingness, identity, creativity, community (political) engagement
Access to Information: resources, info & support for school work, health-seeking, but- misinformation & risks (self-harm)
Risks: privacy issues, cyberbullying, body image issues, sexualization, depression

Question 20

Cyberbullying

Answer 20

Insults, shaming, spreading lies/rumors, social exclusion.
Context, time, audience of bullying extends beyond the school.
Anonymity & distance diminish empathy & increase aggression (disinhibition effect)

Question 21

FoMO

Answer 21

Fear of Missing Out

Question 22

Goldilocks Hypothesis

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(Przybylski & Weinstein, 2017)
too little: deprive youth of benefits of technology and social media use
just right or moderate: derive benefits without the ill effects.
too much: mental, health/ well-being suffer, increase exposure to risks.

Question 23

Ways the Social Media impacts your Health

Answer 23

Addiction to Social Media
Stress
Emotional Connections