scholarly journals Taken Out of Context: American Teen Sociality in Networked Publics

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
danah boyd
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Networked Publics ◽  
Adult Society

As social network sites like MySpace and Facebook emerged, American teenagers began adopting them as spaces to mark identity and socialize with peers. Teens leveraged these sites for a wide array of everyday social practices—gossiping, flirting, joking around, sharing information, and simply hanging out. While social network sites were predominantly used by teens as a peer-based social outlet, the unchartered nature of these sites generated fear among adults. This dissertation documents my 2.5-year ethnographic study of American teens’ engagement with social network sites and the ways in which their participation supported and complicated three practices—self-presentation, peer sociality, and negotiating adult society.

scholarly journals Digitale forbindelser og nye fornemmelser. Et etnografisk studie af Facebook

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-26
Author(s):  
Nina Charlotte Schiøtz ◽  
Sophie Bo Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Society Today

Artiklen bygger på en undersøgelse af den sociale netværkstjeneste Facebook, som vi foretog i efteråret 2008 i forbindelse med specialeskrivning på Sociologisk Institut, KU. I nærværende artikel argumenterer vi først og fremmest for, at Aktør-Netværk-Teorien kan være et givtigt sted at starte, når vi skal forstå menneskets samspil med digitale teknologier, og vi vil fremlægge de metodiske udfordringer og muligheder, som et felt som Facebook byder på. Dernæst vil vi give en karakteristik af de nye tekno-sociale praksisser, som vi ser opstå med unges hverdagsbrug af Facebook og vise, hvordan disse praksisser betyder, at mennesker i stigende grad knyttes sammen via fornemmelsen for hinanden. Søgeord: Sociale netværkstjenester, ANT, sociologi, Facebook, digital etnografi. ENGELSK ABSTRACT: Nina Charlotte Schiøtz and Sophie Bo Schmidt: Digital Connections and New Awareness: An Ethnograhpic Study of Facebook This article explores the characteristics of the new kinds of social ties between people that are emerging with the use of Social Network Sites. The article builds on the results of an ethnographic study of young Danish Facebook users in late 2008. First we argue that Actor Network Theory is a useful strand of theory for studying technological phenomena. Then we describe two general techno-social practices that emerge from users’ engagement with Facebook. Finally, we argue that the substance of the social relations that emerges with the use of Social Network Sites is relations of awareness. This form of connectedness does not replace traditional social relations, but is rather a new dimension in the way people relate and make ties in society today. Key words: Social Network Sites, SNS, Facebook, ANT, sociology, digital ethnography.

scholarly journals When Posting Is Believing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Winter ◽  
Paola Remmelswaal ◽  
Anne Vos
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
New Media ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Online Forums ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Majority Opinion ◽  
Negative Comments ◽  
Large Audience ◽  
The Media ◽  
Identity Shifts

Abstract. Social network sites (SNS) facilitate the expression of users’ opinions to a large audience. This research aimed to investigate whether the characteristics of this new media context strengthen the adaptation of opinions to the majority and lead to an internalization of the expressed views. Based on literature on public self-presentation and identity shifts, it was assumed that the publicness of and the identifiability within SNS elicit stronger expression effects than online forums or non-public settings. A between-subjects experiment ( N = 302) varied the visible majority opinion on a news issue as well as the media context in which participants were asked to write down their opinion. Results showed significant adaptation effects to the majority (positive vs. negative comments) across media contexts. The internalization of attitudes was stronger in SNS groups with a more relevant audience but also occurred in other settings. Consequences for the formation of public opinion are discussed.

scholarly journals Sexual self-presentation on social network sites: Who does it and how is it perceived?

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 91-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne E. Baumgartner ◽  
Sindy R. Sumter ◽  
Jochen Peter ◽  
Patti M. Valkenburg
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Self Presentation

scholarly journals Social Media and the Changing Information Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (S1) ◽  
pp. 195-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick W Kraft ◽  
Yanna Krupnikov ◽  
Kerri Milita ◽  
John Barry Ryan ◽  
Stuart Soroka
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
News Stories

Abstract  There is reason to believe that an increasing proportion of the news consumers receive is not from news producers directly but is recirculated through social network sites and email by ordinary citizens. This may produce some fundamental changes in the information environment, but the data to examine this possibility have thus far been relatively limited. In the current paper, we examine the changing information environment by leveraging a body of data on the frequency of (a) views, and recirculations through (b) Twitter, (c) Facebook, and (d) email of New York Times stories. We expect that the distribution of sentiment (positive-negative) in news stories will shift in a positive direction as we move from (a) to (d), based in large part on the literatures on self-presentation and imagined audiences. Our findings support this expectation and have important implications for the information contexts increasingly shaping public opinion.

scholarly journals Predisposing and Motivational Factors Related to Social Network Sites Use: Systematic Review (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Mancinelli ◽  
Giulia Bassi ◽  
Silvia Salcuni
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Predisposing Factors ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Interpersonal Competency

BACKGROUND Social network sites (SNSs) have been defined as Web services that involve creating a private or semiprivate profile. Through these services, adolescents and adults can maintain and create new relationships. Adolescents, in particular, can be considered the main users of these sites as they spend a lot of time on SNSs. In using SNSs, individuals can exert greater control over the conversation and on the information shared, which is associated with a desire for self-presentation. Moreover, the need for self-presentation is related to personality traits such as those of the Big Five, namely extraversion, neuroticism, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, as well as emotional stability, introversion, narcissism, and motivational aspects. The latter are usually linked to an underlying social purpose that might predispose an individual to using SNSs, with the intent of satisfying particular needs, such as belongingness and interpersonal competency. OBJECTIVE Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method, this study aimed to present a systematic review of the scientific literature regarding the predisposing factors related to the Big Five personality traits and motivational aspects associated with the use of SNSs, for both adolescents (12-19 years) and adults (>20 years). METHODS A search ranging from 2007 to 2017 was conducted through the academic database of Google Scholar and PsycINFO, in which the following terms and their derivatives were considered: predisposing factors, personality traits, Big Five model, self-esteem, self-presentation, interpersonal competency, social network site, Facebook, motivation, five-factor model, use, abuse, and addiction. Based on a defined list of inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 9 papers were finally included in the review. RESULTS Our findings identified 3 main personality traits to be of greater value: extraversion, neuroticism, and openness to experience. Extraversion was a good predictor of motivation and SNS use, whereas the latter trait showed relevance for age differences. All 3 features further played a role in gender differences. Apart from extraversion, the self-presentational motive was also related to narcissism, whereas the need to belong presented an association with agreeableness and neuroticism. Further underlining the social value behind SNS use, people perceived interpersonal competency as being related to Facebook use intensity. CONCLUSIONS Extraversion was recognized as the main forerunner for SNS use and motivation for use. Neuroticism seems to be related to an attempt at compensating for difficulties in real-life social contexts. Openness to experiences has a strong valence for both adults and older adults since SNSs are still perceived as a novelty. Moreover, gender differences in SNS usage were observed to be the product of differences in motivation. Implications and limitations of the study were discussed.

Pathfinding Discourses of Self in Social Network Sites

2011 ◽  
pp. 1634-1659
Author(s):  
Mariza Georgalou
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Impression Management ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Online Ethnography ◽  
Pilot Survey ◽  
Implicit And Explicit ◽  
Analytical Tools

It has been argued that social network sites (SNSs) constitute a cultural arena which gives rise to the processes of self-presentation, impression management and friendship performance (boyd & Ellison, 2007). Based on the tenets of discourse-centered online ethnography, this study investigates how identity can be discursively generated, reproduced and co-constructed within the genre of SNSs, taking as a case in point Pathfinder, a Greek portal which incorporates social networking features. The tendencies suggested by interviewing a Pathfinder web developer as well as by a pilot survey on social networking are traced in a popular Pathfinder networker’s profile. Adopting Zhao et al.’s (2008) sociological model of implicit and explicit identity claims on SNSs and leaning on critical discourse analytical tools (Fairclough, 2003; Reisigl & Wodak, 2001), the chapter explores how the online self can be cemented and disseminated in narrative, enumerative and visual terms via an armory of linguistic and multimodal strategies. In this fashion, SNSs should not be approached as a sheer technological artefact, but as a “space for growth” (Turkle, 1997) that encourages users to have agency shaping collaboratively their own linguistic, social and psychological development.

scholarly journals Students' Attitudes on Social Network Sites and their Actual Use for Career Management Competences and Professional Identity Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (05) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreja Istenic Starcic ◽  
Margaret Barrow ◽  
Matej Zajc ◽  
Maja Lebenicnik
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Career Management ◽  
Professional Identity Development ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Students Attitudes

Social network sites (SNSs) have become strategic networking tools for employment-related activities. They shape professional identity and influence professional and career practices, providing new paths for career, employment and recruitment processes. Students’ professional identity is influenced by their career management and work experience. There is a lack of research on the use of SNSs for students’ on-line career management competences. A survey was conducted to examine students’ attitudes regarding the use of SNSs for career management competences and professional identity development. The students’ attitudes manifested career control, networking for learning, career reflection, self-presentation and work exploration. These attitudes have been identified as predictors for students’ actual use of SNSs for career management and professional identity development. For the career competences the main influencing predictors were found to be students’ beliefs that SNSs support work exploration, processes of self-presentation and career control. For professional identity development, the main influencing predictors were students’ beliefs that SNSs support career control and students’ engagement in professional events through networking for learning. Findings could contribute to understanding and facilitation of the SNS-related career management competences.

scholarly journals SELF-PRESENTATION ON SOCIAL NETWORK SITES, BIG FIVE AND DARK TRIAD PERSONALITY TRAITS

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
D.S. Kornienko ◽  
N.A. Rudnova ◽  
E.A. Gorbushina
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Network Activity ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Self Image

The spread of social networks as a new environment allows representing self-image and psychological characteristics more or less different from reality. The studies of social network sites (SNS) confirm that self-presentation on the SNS is characterized by using specific strategies to display and regulate information about oneself. Self-monitoring and perfectionistic self-presentation can be considered essential characteristics of self-presentation on a social network site profile. Various connections between personality traits and characteristics of self-presentation on the SNS are revealed. Many studies replicate the relations between extraversion, neuroticism, and narcissism with social network activity and self-image representation. In the current study, we examined the relationship between the characteristics of self-presentation on a social network (realistic demonstrative self and fake deceiving self) with the Big Five and the Dark Triad traits. The characteristics of self-presentation and personality traits were assessed on a sample of 478 undergraduate students. Generally, a realistic demonstrative self is associated with the desire to show the best side of self (self-monitoring), avoidance of self-discussion, while a fake deceiving self reveals connections focusing on others' reactions to self-presentation. Consciousness, neuroticism, openness, and narcissism are predictors for realistic, demonstrative self-presentation, and conscientiousness and Machiavellianism are predictors for false, deceptive self-presentation. Thus, realistic demonstrative self-presentation is associated with controlling the information posted in the network and the desire to arouse admiration, and false self-presentation manifesting as a purposeful strategy for creating an unrealistic image.

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