Virtual relationships in social media

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What is Jourard's (1971) "broadcasting self-disclosure"
sharing personal information in a public situation
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What does Jourard (1971) claim is different about "broadcasting self-disclosure"?
He claims it involves portraying an edited version of oneself?
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What is the biggest factor deciding the level of disclosure on facebook?
whether they are disclosing publicly or privately
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Why do people feel more confortable disclosing intimate and sensitive information in private?
the feel as if they have more control over the distribution of information
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How do people compensate for the lack of control when disclosing to a larger audience?
They might increase the control over what the audience has access too, such as
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When do individuals normally engage in self disclosure?
when they are confident that what is being disclosed remains confidential and will not be shared with mutual acquaintances
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What is the danger of face-to-face disclosure?
confidentialiuty may be violated or the recipient may respond negatively to the disclosure leading to rejection
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How does self-disclosure over the internet greatly reduce these dangers?
Increased anonymity means people can share thoughts and feelings with less fear of ridicule and rejection
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Why is self disclosure on the internet similar to Rubin's (1975) 'strangers on a train'
Rubin (1975) explained that we are more likely to disclose private information to strangers (on a train) because we are unlikly to ever see them again an it is unlikely they have access to the individuals social circle
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In Rubin's 'Strangers on ther train' studies how did pps react when confederates disclosed personal information to them?
they responded with reciprocal self disclosure
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What factors exist in forming face to face relationships that do not exist virtually?
race, gender, age, appearance and mannerisms tend to determine who we approach and form romantic relationships with
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The removal of social 'gates' that normally apply in forming relationships appeals to which demograpics?
the less attractive, shy and less socially skilled people
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Why are social gates less likely to prevent a relationship from forming on the internet?
The anonymity of the internet means that
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Why are people more likely to express their "true selves" in internet relationships?
This is due to the absense of social gating present when people form face to face relationships
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Why did Zhao (2008) conclude that social media pages such as Facebook are beneficial to gated individuals?
we pointed out that social media sites empowered individuals to present the identities they hope to establish "face-to-face" but are unable to?
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