Postmodernist perspectives on digital communications Flashcards
1
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Individuals can construct their own online identity
POSITIVE
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- Hart- individuals can decide how to represent themselves by constructing their own identity, rather than being content with ascribed sources of identity
- Boellestorff- virtual communities (2nd life) allow individuals to create their own online identity, regardless of gender
2
Q
Digital communications make it easier to make and maintain new relationships
POSITIVE
A
- Miller said Facebook strengthens pre-existing relationships that would otherwise become weak over time- we can ‘get in touch’ and helps keep others updated on your lives
- Bargh and Mckenna- online relationships help those with low self-esteem relate to others
3
Q
Digital communications produce more cultural diversity as hybrid cultures and glocalisation occurs
POSITIVE
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- Martell- Western media adapts to local audiences AND local cultures select elements of Westernised global culture
4
Q
Young people’s obsession with their digital or virtual identity has created a number of modern day problems
NEGATIVE
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- Gardner and Davis- young people strongly care about how they present themselves online
- Twenge- people have a fear of negative reactions to their identity, which produces rising levels of anxiety in teenagers
5
Q
Social media makes it harder to remove mistakes as every interaction is visible
NEGATIVE
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- Teen Vogue’s editor (Alexi McCammond) was fired after her posts as a teenager resurfaced
6
Q
It is difficult to tell what is real and what is fake online
NEGATIVE
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- Baudrillard- we live in an ‘age simulation’, where it is hard to tell the real from the fake
- Breck Bednar (example of catfishing)- groomed online and murdered, after being lured to a flat of ‘online friends’
