IDENTITY

Question 1

What is digital identity?

Answer 1

global forms of communication provide people with different ways in which identity can be created

Question 2

which theory is popular for global identity

Answer 2

postmodernists - because of the increase of technology in the postmodern era

Question 3

what does Collins (postmodernist) argue?

Answer 3

to truly understand society the chains of interaction between people need to be understood

Question 4

who argues that to truly understand society the chains of interaction between people need to be understood

Answer 4

Collins

Question 5

what has digital communication allowed

Answer 5

mass self- communication

Question 6

whats mass self - self-communication

Answer 6

people can communicate information about themselves to those of people

Question 7

what does Bjorklund argue? ( positive postmodernist)

Answer 7

facebook is like an ongoing autobiography being written as we live our lives, and we can present ourselves in the way we see them. For example, our memories and relationships are lived out online and on our pages in real-time.

Question 8

what does Case argue? ( critical postmodernist)

Answer 8

posting yourself on the internet can create challenges, especially for adolescents since it can’t be destroyed

Question 9

whats does Hart argue? ( positive postmodernist)

Answer 9

due to social media people are rewriting their identity. they create an online and offline identity

Question 10

what does Elliot argue? ( critical postmodernist)

Answer 10

pessimistic about the fragmented identities created online. like faceless identity, where they have different identities online and offline. for example, dream

Question 11

postmodernist sociologists you can use for global identity?

Answer 11

• Bjorklund = ongoing autobiography
• Case = creates challenges
• Hart = rewriting identity
• Elliot = facless identity

Question 12

who argues media is like an ongoing autobiography

Answer 12

Bjorklund

Question 13

who argues posting yourself creates problems?

Answer 13

Case

Question 14

Who argues about rewriting identity?

Answer 14

Hart

Question 15

whoa argues about faceless identity?

Answer 15

Elliot

Question 16

what are the 3 significant groups for identity?

Answer 16

• youth
• elderly
• disabled

Question 17

explain youth identity.

Answer 17

youth more likely to use media
instant messaging, emails and phone
put a lot of thought into presentation =public persona

Question 18

what are the problems youth face due to their obsession with their online identities?

Answer 18

• Narcissism
• Anxiety
• Dependent

Question 19

what are the trends in the presentation of the self?

Answer 19

1. socially desirable = a polished glammed up version of themselves exaggerating positive aspects
2. fiction identities = exaggerated the online profiled the point of creating fictitious identities
3. identity performances = spending time and activities managing their online image

Question 20

explain elderly identity.

Answer 20

elderly who use media have positive effects on their identity
- improves cognitive abilities
- less isolated + increased communications

Question 21

How could digital communication help the lives of disabled people?

Answer 21

• support groups
• educating others on their disability
• challenging people’s views on disability

Question 22

what are the trends in a disabled identity?

Answer 22

-DIGITAL activism = Disabled individuals can record blogs and videos describing their experience
- Support networks - disabled groups online can help organise disabled to have greater political power and social influence
- virtual identities = chance to take roles and identities they are prevented from taking in real life = second life.