The document discusses how individuals present themselves online through digital identity and selective self-presentation. It notes that online interaction can have both positive and negative impacts on the self. Positively, the anonymity of online environments can increase participation for quiet students. However, a lack of immediate reactions can also disinhibit people. The document explores boundaries of the self online, including differences between private versus public sharing and how personal and social identities interact online. It examines issues of gender and sexuality representation online.
The document discusses how individuals present themselves online through digital identity and selective self-presentation. It notes that online interaction can have both positive and negative impacts on the self. Positively, the anonymity of online environments can increase participation for quiet students. However, a lack of immediate reactions can also disinhibit people. The document explores boundaries of the self online, including differences between private versus public sharing and how personal and social identities interact online. It examines issues of gender and sexuality representation online.
The document discusses how individuals present themselves online through digital identity and selective self-presentation. It notes that online interaction can have both positive and negative impacts on the self. Positively, the anonymity of online environments can increase participation for quiet students. However, a lack of immediate reactions can also disinhibit people. The document explores boundaries of the self online, including differences between private versus public sharing and how personal and social identities interact online. It examines issues of gender and sexuality representation online.
The document discusses how individuals present themselves online through digital identity and selective self-presentation. It notes that online interaction can have both positive and negative impacts on the self. Positively, the anonymity of online environments can increase participation for quiet students. However, a lack of immediate reactions can also disinhibit people. The document explores boundaries of the self online, including differences between private versus public sharing and how personal and social identities interact online. It examines issues of gender and sexuality representation online.
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Part 2 F
The Digital Self
Group 4 I, me, myself and my user ID online identity
Digital identity (DI) it refers to
anything that describes the personal an individual presents across all the digital spaces that he/she represented in. Selective self-presentation and impression of management
Self-presentation refers to how people attempt to present
themselves to control or shape how others (called the audience) view them. It involves expressing oneself and behaving in ways that create a desired impression. Self-presentation is part of a broader set of behaviors called impression management. Impression management refers to the controlled presentation of information about all sorts of things, including information about other people or events. Self-presentation refers specifically to information about the self. Impact of online interaction of the self
Positive
Online interaction can be both rewarding and challenging.
Students often have preferences for online or offline learning interactions, and they may select one learning environment over the other for varying reasons. Interestingly, the online environment can increase interactions for quieter students, who may not feel comfortable speaking up in the traditional classroom in the midst of other learners. Negative A group of learners may be present together with that same student online, but the familiar feeling of perceived anonymity online creates a nonthreatening environment where participation can flow. Engagement is central to learning in the online environment. It is essential to become comfortable in the virtual environment to learn effectively there. Certain approaches can facilitate your online class interactions and communication. Boundaries of self online:private vs public; personal/Individual vs Social Identity Online; Gender and sexuality online. Boundaries of The Self-Online
• Personal boundaries are the set of guidelines, rules or limits that a
person creates to identity reasonable, safe and permissible ways.
• People may interact with each other in real time.
• Not having to cope with someone’s immediate reaction disinhibits
people. Private vs. Public
• Private mode: Nobody can judge the statements and images
because of the cloak of invisibility.
• Public mode: the post will be treated as open book.
• In virtual interactions, people cannot always be sure when/where
someone is present. Personal/Individual vs. Social Identity Online
• Identity is made up of both personal identity and social identity.
• According to Sherry Turkle, people have different roles in different
settings. Gender and Sexuality Online
• Researchers have found that the problem behaviors often characterize
highly masculine adolescents.
• Gender intensification hypothesis.
• Study: Gender Stereotype in Facebook Profiles; Are Woman More
Female Online.
• Study: Gender Identity
• Sex is explicity portrayed in movies, TV shows, videos, lyrics of popular