Unit 3 - Section A: THEORETICAL EXPLANTIONS - Postmodernist (critical) Flashcards
What is diversity?
Internet means that contact with a wider range of different cultural groups or practices is possible. E.g. rights and interests of small ethnic groups can be protected (TribeNet).
What is fluidity?
Not necessarily fixed. E.g. Avatars, filters, influence from Instagram personalities.
What is fragmentation of identity?
Our identities are made up of a range of aspects. E.g. filters, edit options.
What is choice?
People can choose how they present themselves online, multiple access of information. E.g. status, online shopping.
Case: suggests that by people posting their lives online, it can create a challenge, especially to adolescence who, in effect, have two adolescents; one online and one offline. It can be hard to remove mistakes that can remain documented. E.g. it is difficult to know what private data is stored online even when is ‘deleted’ by owner, this can cause disputes between individuals. You have to know someone online and offline to know them as an individual, e.g. revenge porn, Jack Maynard tweets - cancel culture.
Case: suggests that by people posting their lives online, it can create a challenge, especially to adolescence who, in effect, have two adolescents; one online and one offline. It can be hard to remove mistakes that can remain documented. E.g. it is difficult to know what private data is stored online even when is ‘deleted’ by owner, this can cause disputes between individuals. You have to know someone online and offline to know them as an individual, e.g. revenge porn, Jack Maynard tweets - cancel culture.
Elliot
Pessimistic about fragmented nature of identity as a result of sites such as Facebook.
Miller
‘The Global Social Media Impact’ study. Aimed to report on the use and consequences of social media for people around the world. They used an ethnographic method to explore people’s offline and online lives (Global scale - cross-cultural).
