Lecture 1 + Reading questions Flashcards
What is youth culture?
A group of young people that have shared beliefs, practices and values.
Name and describe the three different theories from ‘disrupted’ to ‘enriched’.
Disrupted: Social presence theory;
‘Sense of being together’ lower in digital media
Not disrupting or enriching: Social information processing theory;
Communicators’ interpersonal needs prompts them to try their best
Enriched: Channel expansion theory;
Users with experience will strive to develop necessary skills.
Social media can be disrupting or be enriching, on what does this depend?
It depends on the receiver and how they process information.
Why is the Uses & Gratification theory different compared to many other media theories?
Uses & Gratifications sees users as active agents who have control over their media consumption.
What is the basic idea of the developmental tasks approach?
Hierarchic list of tasks, met through biological or social development.
What is Erikson’s developmental stages?
It has different stages from infancy: where it has the task of trust vs mistrust, to maturity with tasks: ego integrity vs despair. Adolescents has: identity vs role confusion.
What is the basic idea of the risk and resilience approach?
Risk and protective factors explain differences between children.
With what can you explain risks and resilience approach?
With a thermometer, risk factors are lowering it, and protective factors are topping it.
Of what does the ecological model consists? Give examples.
Micro: How do parents regulate their children’s media use?
Exo: Is school offering classes on online safety and social media?
Macro: What do we believe and value regarding social media?
Which developmental approach can you use to explain why adolescents show increased interest in celebrities and interactions with influencers during adolescence?
‘Developmental tasks approach’ because the framework tells us that adolescents look for identity. < 12 parents are examples, but > 12 (adolescents) influencers are examples.
Subrahmanyam & Šmahel (2011) suggest that online spaces, like Blogs and Myspace, provide chances for people to explore and express their identities. Now, think about a newer platform, like TikTok. How do you think it offers opportunities for self-presentation?”
TikTok offers fewer opportunities for self-presentation. This is because most of the users on TikTok consume media and don’t use it to express themselves. And there is less interaction between users, leading to more private accounts.
In what can culture be subdivided in?
‘Geographical’, ‘Social’, and ‘Temporal’.
The theory Uses & Gratifications is about what purposes or functions does media offer for active receivers. Regarding social media which four following needs does it have?
- Information (twitter)
- Social (instagram, snapchat)
- Entertainment (instagram, youtube)
- Convenience/pass the time (youtube, instagram, snapchat, twitter)
In Lecture 1 four characteristics are discussed which are those and how are they in offline and online context?
Anonymity
- Online: Easier to achieve, but can lead to more extreme behaviors like cyberbullying.
- Offline: Harder to maintain because you have social feedback
Creativity
- Online: Offers platforms for exploration and self-expression with no constraints.
- Offline: Creativity expressed through traditional means, often limited by resources.
Asynchrony
- Online: Allows communication without immediate response, overcoming time and space limitations.
- Offline: Have to react instantly in a conversation.
Controllability
- Online: Greater control over information sharing and self-presentation.
- Offline: Less control over information spread.
Regarding those four characteristics of offline and online, what are the key components? And explain them.
Key components:
Self-image: how young people perceive themselves.
Self-esteem: the ability to appreciate this self-image.
