digital self Flashcards
The social world of a western-influenced society, is typically consists of three domains:
- Family
- School
- Neighborhood
With the emergence of the Internet,
the social world of a western-influenced society, adds a fourth domain
the online life
is used to describe a person’s
representation of himself on the Internet.
digital self
digital self, also known as ?
online identity
In different social media platforms, a person can construct a ??? that impacts how other people perceive him.
a controlled projection
The characteristics of the digital self ([person], 2005):
Zhao:
* Oriented inward
* Narrative in nature
* Retractable
* Multipliable
An individual’s belief of how other people perceive him defines the ?
social self
He naturally create a social identity to achieve a perceived ??? to a certain group.
belongingness
Thus, a person can define his sense of being based on ?
other people’s validation
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.
acceptable and impressive;
other people
refers to the conscious or unconscious efforts an individual make to create, modify, or maintain an impression of himself in the mind of others
Self-presentation behavior
Reasons for Engaging in Self-Presentation
* Helps facilitate ???
* Enables individuals to attain ???
* Helps people privately construct ???
social interaction;
material and social rewards;
desired identity
It is done by controlling or
influencing how other people
perceptions about himself
impression management
It can involve strategic choices in clothing, grooming, body language, and verbal communication.
impression management
Two main motives of attempting to manage the impression of others:
instrumental, expressive
to gain rewards and increase one’s
self esteem
instrumental
attempts to be in control of one’s
personal behavior and identity
expressive
Impression Management Strategies (5)
- self-promotion
- ingratiation
- exemplification
- intimidation
- supplication
a person actively says things or takes action to show his competence to other people
Self-Promotion
a person tries to win the approval or acceptance of others
Ingratiation
strategic self-sacrifice
Exemplification
showing off authority, power, or the
potential to punish
Intimidation
a person exploits his weaknesses or shortcomings to receive help or benefit
Supplication
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.
outside affirmation;
invisibility
The current generation doesn’t know how to differentiate their ??? and ???. They see these two as identical, when in fact these are not
real-time identity and online identity
Technology, specifically the Internet, makes it more difficult for teenagers to form an identity since it ???
creates more versions of the “self” than before
is the experience of trying to exist in more than one incarnation of yourself at the same time.
Digiphrenia
refers to which an individual relies heavily on digital applications for communication, productivity, entertainment, and other functionalities.
App-dependent behavior
WHAT MAKES PEOPLE SO ADDICTED TO THE INTERNET?
ONE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE.
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.
Social networks
Mental events in a person’s
life that are inherently
unobservable to others or
only within his network of
connections
private self
Behaviors that are open to
the observations of other
people
* Within the entire internet
public self
refer to the digital representations of individuals on different online platforms, capturing various aspects of their identity, interests, and activities
Social profiles
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
open communication;
open discussion of ideas;
business contacts;
wide audience;
Improves business reputation;
market research, marketing campaigns, communications, directs
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 ???
fraud, spam, and virus;
online scams;
negative comments and bashing
Advantages of a Private Online Profile:
* ??? over viewers
* Protected from ??? and ???
Control;
scammers and bashers
Disadvantages of a Private Online Profile:
* Very limited ???
* Very low ???
* Do not get to ???
* ??? (for entrepreneurs)
network;
engagement;
meet interesting people;
Will not help grow a business
- 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
individual identity
- 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
social identity
The world has truly been transformed by the Internet,
especially when it comes to the concept of ???
gender identity
is based on the biological make up of a person, which can be identified as male or female.
Sex
According to ???, ??? is a product of discourse, interactions, and social processes.
Judith Butler;
gender
”??? is a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people” ([person], 2014).
Stereotype;
Cardwell
The ??? suggests that through the Internet, individuals are able to allow the mind to engage in social activities while the body is static.
disembodiment hypothesis
On the Internet, people do not need to ???. Thus, they are able to freely perform, communicate, and act based on their true gender identity.
conform to an assigned gender
refers to a person’s feelings, attractions, behaviors, and orientations related to one’s emotional, romantic, and sexual experience.
Sexuality
Factors that affect an adolescent’s sexuality: (4)
- Hormones
- Personality or temperament
- Social or environmental factors
- Media and the Internet
