Theoretical Explanations for Digital Communication - Postmodern

?
Until recently, people used autobiographies to document their lives towards the end of their lives - Social media now acts as a form of ongoing autobiography - People can present to others how they see their lives
Bjorklund
1 of 6
Supports Bjorklund - On social media, people can write and rewrite their lives - They can present values that are important to them - Status update not a superficial as people think but are actually relevant and important
Hart
2 of 6
Having online identities causes problems for adolescents, they have 2 adolescences - It is hard to delete mistakes made online, they remain online even once deleted - This can cause disputes between individuals
Case
3 of 6
Identity had become fragmented as a result of social media
Elliot
4 of 6
Undertook the Global Social Media Impact Study - Found that there are many more uses and benefits to social media than people think - It acts as a form of education, it creates new spaces for groups, it can increase privacy etc
Miller
5 of 6
Surveillance will likely become an effective way of regulating behaviour, it can help reduce crime - Surveillance is constant and always present (eg Google Ads, cookies etc)
Foucault
6 of 6

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Supports Bjorklund - On social media, people can write and rewrite their lives - They can present values that are important to them - Status update not a superficial as people think but are actually relevant and important

Back

Hart

Card 3

Front

Having online identities causes problems for adolescents, they have 2 adolescences - It is hard to delete mistakes made online, they remain online even once deleted - This can cause disputes between individuals

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Identity had become fragmented as a result of social media

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Undertook the Global Social Media Impact Study - Found that there are many more uses and benefits to social media than people think - It acts as a form of education, it creates new spaces for groups, it can increase privacy etc

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Sociology resources:

See all Sociology resources »See all Global Development resources »