scholarly journals The Effect of Social Media on Identity Construction

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 85-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uğur Gündüz
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Real Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Group Interactions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Identity Expression

AbstractThe social media platforms have a growing importance in our lives since they are the places where we “showcase” our living experiences. They also reflect a variety of dimensions regarding our position in the virtual and physical social life. Both of these factors make people to play certain characters in the social arena. The Social Network is gaining more and more importance in today’s world and has a deeper impact on the society as to the traditional media. Social media enables identity expression, exploration, and experimentation; something natural for the human experience. It is the agencies in real life, which provide a source of names for different sectors, that inspire the internet communities and the interactions they make within themselves. It is essential to comprehend the motives of agencies to have an understanding of the group interactions on social platforms. The enable individuals present themselves to others and determine the way they would like to be perceives in addition to helping them connect and interact with people, and participate in the activities they wish. Communicating online offers many ways to connect with others: individuals may or may not use their real names, and they can open as many accounts as they want to. This study explores practical aspects of identity construction, relating to issues virtual communities and social media. It also analyzes the probable reasons that individuals feel the need to create a virtual identity for themselves as well as “the spiral of transformation”, that is, the creation period goes ahead of the internet to reach the real life. This study also aims at concentrating on the virtual communities appearing in the social networks while questioning their social and cultural qualities and values.

scholarly journals Internet Trolling: Analyzing The Legal Myths And Facts

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5C) ◽  
pp. 1429-1431 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Internet And Social Media

The internet and social media is bringing the world closer. It keeps us connected as it is not possible for people to carry any social visits personally due to their hectic schedule. However trolling is a menace in the age of internet and social media. Some people with malicious intentions tend to misuse the social media platforms and thereby cause trouble to other innocent users. Therefore a person who opens an account on social media shall behave in a civilized way and use the social media in decent way so that there is no trouble caused to other social media users.

scholarly journals Coptic Language Learning and Social Media

Languages ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Nicole Deschene
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Maintenance ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Endangered Language ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms

This study explored the potential of using the Internet, including existing social media platforms, for Coptic language learning. Through global exposure, endangered language maintenance and revitalization efforts may benefit from having a presence on social media. The researcher created Coptic language learning material, social media accounts on multiple platforms, and a website. Data were collected through a survey with questions focused on social media users’ background and experience with the Coptic language learning material. In addition to the survey, analytics from the social media and website platforms were documented. The results indicated that social media provided a global audience and the Coptic language learning material blended into survey respondents’ daily lives with positive acceptance.

The Influence of New Technologies on the Social Withdrawal (Hikikomori Syndrome) Among Developed Communities, Including Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawid Adamski
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Real World ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Social Life ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
The Social ◽  
Extreme Degree

Abstract Hikikomori social withdrawal syndrome was first diagnosed in Japan and means a person who has been isolated from society to an extreme degree. She/he does not attend school or go to work. They do not attend university, they constantly remain at home and most often keep contact with the outside world using new technologies. Hikikomori syndrome is most often recognized as a characteristic problem occurring among Asian societies. Meanwhile, the growing dependence on new technologies among Western societies, and in particular, on the Internet, has caused social withdrawal to become a global problem. Human relationships began to move from the real world to the virtual world, which nowadays is full of communication facilities and allows people to establish relationships with other people without leaving their homes with the help of social media, which are currently packed with advanced solutions connecting people of similar interests or views. All this means that nowadays it is easy to withdraw from physical social life without losing virtual contact with others.

Effects of Displacement-reinforcement on Facebook, Youtube and Instagram Use: Student and Staff inter-generational differences

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-49
Author(s):  
Chaang-Iuan Ho ◽  
Jui-Yuan Chu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Generation Gap ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Niche Theory ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms

Since the launch of Facebook (FB) in 2006, social media participation has grown rapidly during the past decade. Although FB and YouTube (YT) still occupy the most prominent positions in the social media landscape, Instagram (IG) is rapidly gaining ground, and now has a market share of 35%. It is not uncommon for users to have more than one account. New social media platforms have been developed and gained some popularity, some major concerns have been raised. Displacement–reinforcement effects, such as changes in attitude and loyalty, may appear in relation to both new and old media. In addition, age appears to influence the platform usage and preference. These matters led us to our research question: Is the Internet generation more likely than other generations to switch from FB to YT or IG? Keywords: Social media choice, generation gap, niche theory

scholarly journals Information Disorders

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 10-28
Author(s):  
Divina Frau-Meigs
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Media ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
The One

This paper analyses the major modifications created by the “social turn” i.e. the emergence of social media. It presents the drastic change of ecosystem created by the three “continents” of the Internet. This sets up the context of deployment for “information disorders” such as radicalisation and disinformation. The analysis then considers the risks and opportunities for Media and Information Literacy: on the one hand, the rise of fact-checking and the increasing interference of social media platforms; on the other hand, the augmentation of the Media and Information Literacy epistemology and the Media and Information Literacy paradigm shift entailed by information disorders. It concludes on an agenda for Media and Information Literacy in 21st century.

scholarly journals The Evaluation of Characteristics of Turkish Z Generation Living Abroad Through Graphology

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Neriman KARA
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Real Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Turkish People ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual

The characteristics of Z generation individuals constituting the majority of today’s youth are quite different from those of previous generations’ individuals. The individuals of this generation who spend their each and every moment on the internet and live their social life on this environment can shape their real life with this virtual life as well. While the fact that they can reach any information they want at any time enables them to be more brilliant on the one hand, this also prevents their emotional intelligence from improving. These individuals have some features like being rather self-confident, independent, introvert, dissatisfied, communicating only via social media, knowing what they want, expressing themselves quite well and desire to have all the control on their hand. Besides observations and empirical studies, it’s also possible to evaluate the characteristics of the individuals and their lives by means of Graphology, whose validity and reliability have already been proved to be true and which has well-established in literature today. Graphology elicits the characteristics of the individual under the umbrella of the information based on his writing and signature. The aim of this study is to evaluate by means of Graphology whether the characteristics of Z generation living in Turkey and those of living in abroad are similar to each other or not. In this study, a group of 15 Turkish people living in England, who are Z generation individuals, will be investigated with the help of Graphology. Thanks to this study, Z generation individuals’ features already available in the literature in Turkey will be compared with the findings that will be available at the end of our study.

scholarly journals Internet Celebrities Bodies/Emotions in China’s Society 4.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 189-200
Author(s):  
Adrián Scribano ◽  
Zhang Jingting
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Sina Weibo ◽  
Internet Culture ◽  
Body Sensation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Virtual Platform ◽  
Depth Interviews

Internet celebrities, as a group of stars spawned by the market economy and The Internet, reveal both the state of Internet culture and the transformation of mass media in China. The bodies and pictures of these ‘celebs’, while unique, also take on a cultural symbolism. The 4.0 Revolution is the carrier of social practices and kinds of interaction in which the social media play a very special role. In this paper we will focus on the intersections and ruptures between the bodyindividual, body-subjective and body-social (Scribano, 2007) of Chinese Internet celebrities and the articulations and links between body-image and their body-in-movement. With the introduction ofChinese social media platforms such as WeChat (微信), Sina Weibo (新浪微博), Douyin, we try to trace links between the sociability, experiences and social sensibilities of the Internet celebrities and their influence on Society 4.0. This paper: (a) looks at the Chinese social media as a virtual platform for the Internet celebrities; (b) delves into the images and practices of the Internet celebrities; (c) highlights the link between body, sensation and perception regarding social celebrities; (d) shows the kinds of sociability and social sensibilities exhibited by celebrities in China’s Society 4.0. home foreclosure) in several Catalan municipalities. It was conducted by participatory observation, focus groups and in-depth interviews with activists.

scholarly journals IMPRESSION OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND MORAL VALUES OF STUDENTS: A CASE OF THE COLLEGES LOCATED IN AREA OF OMERGA, SUB-DISTRICT

2020 ◽  
pp. 59-65
Author(s):  
Sushil R. Mathapati ◽  
Nitin R. Hulsure ◽  
Ankush V. Takale ◽  
Sachin S. Rajmane
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact

In this technical world, young youth of India enjoyed to spend their foremost time on social media. Not only in cities but also in rural areas, it found that the present generation has attraction towards social media. In today’s world, life cannot be imagined without social media like WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts etc. In the present work, we have study the impact of use of social media on academic performance and moral values of students located in omerga sub-district. This expressive, investigative study surveyed the types of social media platforms students commonly use, the amount of time students spend on social media, the purposes for which students use the social media and the influence of social media use on students’ academic as well as social life. The study also found that majority of students agreed that their educational performance is influenced due to the massive use of social media. Additionally, near about 50% students from these colleges think them self as they are addicted to use of social media. Keywords: Social media, Students life, Academic performance, Molar values.

Just Get Off the Internet

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-62
Author(s):  
Sarah Sobieraj
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Real Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Accountability Systems ◽  
False Dichotomy ◽  
The Us ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
Cumulative Experience

Digital attacks against women are rarely taken seriously. The US legal system and the major social media platforms (where the majority of the abuse transpires) each fail women as their attacker and attack-focused accountability systems are incapable of addressing the cumulative experience of identity-based attacks online. Meanwhile, victim blaming, the privileging of physical over nonphysical harm and the imposition of a false dichotomy between digital and “real” life all minimize women’s experiences with digital hate. Interviews with women who have been attacked online show that this trivialization is so pervasive that even victims internalize it: minimizing their own experiences, even as they vociferously reject others’ attempts to do so. Struggling with this internalized trivialization and aware that few legal or platform-based recourse options exist, women rarely report their abuse. When they do, it is seldom gratifying. In the end, targets are left with the perception that they enter digital publics at their own risk.

scholarly journals Propaganda through ‘reflexive control’ and the mediated construction of reality

2020 ◽  
pp. 146144482090244
Author(s):  
Christopher Till
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Action ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Political Reality ◽  
The Social ◽  
Deceptive Advertising ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Political Intervention ◽  
Psychological Operations

The nature of reality has been a central concern of philosophy and the social sciences, but since the proliferation of social media, psychological operations have taken on greater visibility and significance in political action. ‘Fake news’ and micro-targeted and deceptive advertising in elections and votes has brought the tenuous character of political reality to the fore. The affordances of the Internet, World Wide Web and social media have enabled users to be mobilised to varying degrees of awareness for propaganda and disinformation campaigns both as producers and spreaders of content and as generators of data for profiling and targeting. This article will argue that social media platforms and the broader political economy of the Internet create the possibilities for online interactions and targeting which enable form of political intervention focused on the destabilisation of perceptions of reality and recruit users in the construction of new politically useful realities.

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