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digital self Flashcards

1
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The social world of a western-influenced society, is typically consists of three domains:

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  1. Family
  2. School
  3. Neighborhood
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With the emergence of the Internet,
the social world of a western-influenced society, adds a fourth domain

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the online life

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3
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is used to describe a person’s
representation of himself on the Internet.

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digital self

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4
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digital self, also known as ?

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online identity

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5
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In different social media platforms, a person can construct a ??? that impacts how other people perceive him.

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a controlled projection

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6
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The characteristics of the digital self ([person], 2005):

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Zhao:
* Oriented inward
* Narrative in nature
* Retractable
* Multipliable

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7
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An individual’s belief of how other people perceive him defines the ?

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social self

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He naturally create a social identity to achieve a perceived ??? to a certain group.

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belongingness

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9
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Thus, a person can define his sense of being based on ?

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other people’s validation

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10
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In general, the digital self is not only about sharing a person’s life online. It may also be about what is ??? and ??? to ??? whom a person want to get approval from.

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acceptable and impressive;
other people

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refers to the conscious or unconscious efforts an individual make to create, modify, or maintain an impression of himself in the mind of others

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Self-presentation behavior

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12
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Reasons for Engaging in Self-Presentation
* Helps facilitate ???
* Enables individuals to attain ???
* Helps people privately construct ???

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social interaction;
material and social rewards;
desired identity

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13
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It is done by controlling or
influencing how other people
perceptions about himself

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impression management

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14
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It can involve strategic choices in clothing, grooming, body language, and verbal communication.

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impression management

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15
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Two main motives of attempting to manage the impression of others:

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instrumental, expressive

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16
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to gain rewards and increase one’s
self esteem

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instrumental

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17
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attempts to be in control of one’s
personal behavior and identity

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expressive

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18
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Impression Management Strategies (5)

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  • self-promotion
  • ingratiation
  • exemplification
  • intimidation
  • supplication
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19
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a person actively says things or takes action to show his competence to other people

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Self-Promotion

20
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a person tries to win the approval or acceptance of others

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Ingratiation

21
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strategic self-sacrifice

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Exemplification

22
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showing off authority, power, or the
potential to punish

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Intimidation

23
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a person exploits his weaknesses or shortcomings to receive help or benefit

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Supplication

24
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In the digital age, the Internet could highly affect how teenagers form their identities. They tend to seek for ??? from friends and strangers through different social media platforms.
However, this can also give them an amplified feeling of ??? which can have a great influence on how they perceive themselves.

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outside affirmation;
invisibility

25
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The current generation doesn’t know how to differentiate their ??? and ???. They see these two as identical, when in fact these are not

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real-time identity and online identity

26
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Technology, specifically the Internet, makes it more difficult for teenagers to form an identity since it ???

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creates more versions of the “self” than before

27
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is the experience of trying to exist in more than one incarnation of yourself at the same time.

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Digiphrenia

28
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refers to which an individual relies heavily on digital applications for communication, productivity, entertainment, and other functionalities.

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App-dependent behavior

29
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WHAT MAKES PEOPLE SO ADDICTED TO THE INTERNET?

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ONE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE.

30
Q

break the barriers of distance and time through allowing people to communicate anytime and anywhere. These have also expanded the possibilities of
sharing and playing identities.

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Social networks

31
Q

Mental events in a person’s
life that are inherently
unobservable to others or
only within his network of
connections

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private self

32
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Behaviors that are open to
the observations of other
people
* Within the entire internet

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public self

33
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refer to the digital representations of individuals on different online platforms, capturing various aspects of their identity, interests, and activities

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Social profiles

34
Q

Possible Advantages of a Public Online Profile:
* Facilitates ???
* Allows posting and ???
* Provides an opportunity to widen ???
* Targets a ???
* ??? (for entrepreneurs)
* Helps expand ???, implements ???, delivers ???, and ??? interested people to specific websites

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open communication;
open discussion of ideas;
business contacts;
wide audience;
Improves business reputation;
market research, marketing campaigns, communications, directs

35
Q

Possible Risks of a Public Online Profile:
* Increases the possibility of (3) attacks
* Increases the risk of people falling prey to ???
* Potentially results in ??? and ???

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fraud, spam, and virus;
online scams;
negative comments and bashing

36
Q

Advantages of a Private Online Profile:
* ??? over viewers
* Protected from ??? and ???

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Control;
scammers and bashers

37
Q

Disadvantages of a Private Online Profile:
* Very limited ???
* Very low ???
* Do not get to ???
* ??? (for entrepreneurs)

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network;
engagement;
meet interesting people;
Will not help grow a business

38
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  • Develops over the course of a
    person’s life
  • May include aspects of a person’s life
    that he has no control over
  • Emphasis on the individual
  • Created through differences in
    personal characteristics
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individual identity

39
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  • A person’s sense of who he is based
    in group membership
  • Group as an important source of
    pride and self-esteem
  • Emphasis on what a person has in
    common with the members of the
    group
  • Created based on similarities with
    others
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social identity

40
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The world has truly been transformed by the Internet,
especially when it comes to the concept of ???

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gender identity

41
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is based on the biological make up of a person, which can be identified as male or female.

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Sex

42
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According to ???, ??? is a product of discourse, interactions, and social processes.

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Judith Butler;
gender

43
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”??? is a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people” ([person], 2014).

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Stereotype;
Cardwell

44
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The ??? suggests that through the Internet, individuals are able to allow the mind to engage in social activities while the body is static.

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disembodiment hypothesis

45
Q

On the Internet, people do not need to ???. Thus, they are able to freely perform, communicate, and act based on their true gender identity.

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conform to an assigned gender

46
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refers to a person’s feelings, attractions, behaviors, and orientations related to one’s emotional, romantic, and sexual experience.

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Sexuality

47
Q

Factors that affect an adolescent’s sexuality: (4)

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  • Hormones
  • Personality or temperament
  • Social or environmental factors
  • Media and the Internet

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