Conclusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 152-160
Author(s):  
Sylvia Sierra
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Individual Identity ◽  
Contextualization Cues

The final chapter summarizes the findings of this study on intertextual media references in conversations among Millennial friends in their late twenties and discusses how they contribute to our understanding of knowledge and identity in everyday conversation, as well as our understanding of Millennial identity construction in particular. The findings as related to further developing an interactional sociolinguistic (IS) approach to knowledge in discourse, including contextualization cues, intertextuality, and framing, are reviewed. The findings as related to the merging of intertextuality and epistemics and the findings as related to how epistemic and frame management relying on intertextual references contribute to group identity construction in discourse are reviewed and discussed. This chapter also considers individual identity as displayed through the use of media references in this study of Millennial identity construction.

¿Quién soy yo? Reflexiones teórico sistémicas acerca de la indentidad individual

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-31
Author(s):  
Francisco Xavier Morales
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Individual Identity ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Moral Communication ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Individual

The problem of identity is an issue of contemporary society that is not only expressed in daily life concerns but also in discourses of politics and social movements. Nevertheless, the I and the needs of self-fulfillment usually are taken for granted. This paper offers thoughts regarding individual identity based on Niklas Luhmann’s systems theory. From this perspective, identity is not observed as a thing or as a subject, but rather as a “selfillusion” of a system of consciousness, which differentiates itself from the world, event after event, in a contingent way. As concerns the definition  of contents of self-identity, the structures of social systems define who is a person, how he or she should act, and how much esteem he or she should receive. These structures are adopted by consciousness as its own identity structures; however, some social contexts are more relevant for self-identity construction than others. Moral communication increases the probability that structure appropriation takes place, since the emotional element of identity is linked to the esteem/misesteem received by the individual from the interactions in which he or she participates.

Virtual Team Identity Construction and Boundary Maintenance

2010 ◽  
pp. 100-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiyan Zhang ◽  
Marshall Scott Poole
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Group Norms ◽  
Group Boundaries ◽  
Boundary Maintenance ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Media

This chapter reports the results of a multiple case study which investigated how virtual teams appropriated multiple media to facilitate the construction of group identity and manage group boundaries. It focuses on relationships within and between virtual teams. The study found five processes that shaped group identity, including clarification of goals and mission, developing regularized pattern of interaction, group norms for media use, and negotiation of task jurisdiction with interlocking groups. The study discovered that groups managed boundaries in terms of clarity distinctness, and permeability. It indicated that group boundaries were blurred and maintained simultaneously through purposeful use of communication technologies.

scholarly journals Sprechen Wir Deutsch? The construction of identity in Austria and South Tyrol

COMPASS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Hilden
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Positioning Theory ◽  
The South ◽  
Linguistic Identity ◽  
Lexical Development ◽  
South Tyrol ◽  
Construction Of Identity ◽  
Pronoun Use ◽  
The Creation

This paper examines some of the linguistic tools, techniques, means, and methods by which the populations of Austria and South Tyrol construct identity. In order to better situate these two communities, this paper begins with an overview of the conditions which led to the creation of each state. It then explains some of the ways in which language can be used as a tool of identity construction. Positioning theory details ways both these groups create categories of separationand belonging. Citing the use of Austrian German, dialect in literature, differing pronunciation, and lexical development, this paper examines how the population of Austria constructs a linguistic identity distancing itself from Germany. This paper also examines how, using similar linguistic tools such as pronoun use and naming techniques, the population of South Tyrol constructs its identity. In contrast to Austria, the South Tyroleans align themselves with Germany, creating closer ties with Germanic neighbours while distancing themselves from Italy. Each population positions itself in relation to Germany, either with or against, using linguistic tools to create a group identity.

scholarly journals “If a Muslim says ‘homo’, nothing gets done”: Racist discourse and in-group identity construction in an LGBT youth group

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Jones
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Local Form ◽  
Youth Group ◽  
Shared Identity ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Identity Positioning ◽  
Racist Discourse ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
Asian People

ABSTRACTThis article presents ethnographic data emerging from research with a group of LGBT young people, detailing the construction of a shared identity. Using discourse analysis, it shows how the group members position people of South Asian descent as a homogenous out-group, one framed as ‘other’ to their own in-group identity of ‘non-Asian’ due to the assumption that Asian people are homophobic. It is argued that this very local form of identity construction is facilitated by broader discourses of Islamophobia, as well as homonormative ideologies positioning gay people as white. The article therefore provides evidence to support Bucholtz & Hall's (2005) claim that identity positioning relates not only to the interactional moment and the norms of a given ethnographic context, but that it also encompasses macro-level discourses and ideologies. It also, however, reveals the pervasiveness of Islamophobic discourses in Britain today, and the marginalisation of LGBT people of colour. (LGBT identity, racist discourse, homonormativity, Islamophobia)*

What are Mass Identity Manipulations (MIMS)—Pictures, Songs/Chants, Rumors, Rituals, and Symbols?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Moskalenko ◽  
Clark McCauley
Keyword(s):  
Union Member ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Individual Identity ◽  
American Catholic

What is a mass identity? Imagine having to complete 10 statements that start “I am . . .”. Your responses would likely span your individual identity (student, welder), your group identity (mother, union member), and your mass identity (American, Catholic). These identities define many of...

Virtual Team Identity Construction and Boundary Maintenance

2011 ◽  
pp. 1536-1558
Author(s):  
Huiyan Zhang ◽  
Marshall Scott Poole
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Group Norms ◽  
Group Boundaries ◽  
Boundary Maintenance ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Media

This chapter reports the results of a multiple case study which investigated how virtual teams appropriated multiple media to facilitate the construction of group identity and manage group boundaries. It focuses on relationships within and between virtual teams. The study found five processes that shaped group identity, including clarification of goals and mission, developing regularized pattern of interaction, group norms for media use, and negotiation of task jurisdiction with interlocking groups. The study discovered that groups managed boundaries in terms of clarity distinctness, and permeability. It indicated that group boundaries were blurred and maintained simultaneously through purposeful use of communication technologies.

Playing out loud: Videogame references as resources in friend interaction for managing frames, epistemics, and group identity

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Sierra
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Interactional Sociolinguistics ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Oregon Trail ◽  
Constructed Dialogue ◽  
The Oregon Trail

AbstractThis study examines how friends in their mid-twenties appropriate texts from videogames they have played to serve particular functions in their everyday face-to-face conversations. Speakers use references to the videogames Papers, Please and The Oregon Trail to shift the epistemic territories of conversations when they encounter interactional dilemmas. These epistemic shifts simultaneously rekey formerly problematic talk (on topics like rent, money, and injuries) to lighter, humorous talk, reframing these issues as being part of a lived videogame experience. Overlapping game frames are laminated upon real-life frames, and are strengthened by embedded frames containing constructed dialogue. This study contributes to understanding how epistemic shifts relying on intertextual ties can shift frames during interactional dilemmas in everyday conversation, which is ultimately conducive to group identity construction. (Intertextuality, framing, epistemics, identity, interactional sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, humor, videogames)*

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