identity and globalisation Flashcards
(13 cards)
van dijck on identity/ globalisation
identity is a social product constructed for the consumption of others and the gaining of social capital
turkle on identity/ globalisation
internet based social identities can be sanitised for consumption, allowing negative traits to be hidden and better versions to be perpetuated
carter on identity/ globalisation
people see their online identities as equally important to their real life ones
postmodernism on class identity
class identities have been deconstructed by the media as people are able to self construct identity
matthews on class identity
the internet groups people based on their class to further perpetuate class identities and experiences
giese on gender identity
the internet reinforces the worst aspects of hegemonic masculinity, eg increased violence and competitiveness
durham on gender identity
young males who interact with patriarchal media such as porn have issues with expressing and cultivating heterosexual male identities
schmitz and kazyak on gender identity
the internet perpetuates the definition of masculinity as attitudes towards women
twenge on age identity
fear of negative reactions to online identity performance increases mental health issues such as anxiety
gardner and davis on age identity
the youth is the largest group of internet users. the youth centres technology and social media in their lives as the dictator of identity performance
brignall and van valey on age identity
the current youth are digital natives, to the point where the lack of real life interactions poorly impacts their social skills
ages 2.0 project on age identity
found that teaching old people to use the internet improves their cognitive ability and connections to others
pew research center on age identity
old people who can use the internet are more in touch with their identity and how they perform it
