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IMPACTS OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION - Coggle Diagram
IMPACTS OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
IDENTITY
People can discover global identities.
Case
- Cyborgs (part human part machine). Leaves a trail of information which can be difficult to remove.
Identities can be costructed, selected and changed.
Identity can be tracked online or be misrepresented.
RELATIONSHIPS
Granovetter
- Strong ties and weak ties.
Shaw and Gant
- Positive impact of the internet: Internet use reduced depression and loneliness whilst increasing self esteem.
Miller Tales from Facebook
- FB can help loneliness and bring back lives but it can also create social problems and reduce privacy.
Clayton
- Arguments over screentime and internet usage can lead to divorce. 'Twitter related conflict'.
Feld
- People evaluate themselves and other through social networks. Our identity is created through friendships.
Kraut
- Most people who socialise online also maintain offline relationships. Online social ties are weaker than offline.
Turkle Alone Together
- Concerns that genuine social interactions are degraded through constant exposure to exchanges with artificial intelligence. Social media has changed how people interact with each other eg. distracted by phones and shallow relationships. Privacy has been sacrificed in exchange for safety eg. sharing personal details online.
SOCIAL INEQUALITIES
All ages are online more: Ofcom 2/3 of adults have a current social profile account.
Berry
- Old people use the internet less; 79% of households below pension age, 37% households above pension age.
Dear
- Difference between being part of 'cyburbia' those who have access to the internet and 'cyberia' those who do not.
Berry
- Barriers preventing older people from going on the internet: Lack of skills, lack of interest, psychological factors. It is not related to money or equipment.
Rise of the 'silver surfer' use of tablets in over 64 year olds trebled between 2012 and 2013.
Social network exclusion, those who cannot afford digital equipment and internet use results in disadvantage and reduced social capital.
Mertens and D'Haenans
- 'Digital Divide' study linked to lower social class with lower internet usage: 81% lower 94% middle class.
Li and Kirkup
- Studied Chinese and British students found that the most significant difference were in gender whereby the British had the largest gender divide. Men had more use of chat rooms, computer games and confidence.
CONFLICT AND CHANGE
Whilst fundamentalists detest modernity they use modern methods to spread their beliefs eg. emails.
Giddens
- Notes that term 'fundamentalism' is a relatively new one, and he sees its growth as a product of and reaction to globalisation.
Howard Digital Jesus
- Christian fundamentalists virtual online church.
Sutton, Palen and Shlovski- Southern California Wildfires
, digital communication used to deal with disasters, social media allows wide-scale interaction and information sharing.
Ghonim
- Egypt political activists established networks of resistance through social media.
Kirkpatrick
- Facebook became a catalyst for a popular movement in Columbia, mobilising 10 million people.
CULTURAL HOMOGENISATION
The process of becoming similar. One culture, one world view. Digital communication is creating one western world view.
Capitalist ideology
Patriarchal ideology
Consumerism
Secular
Increased individualism
"GLOCALISATION"
Cultural defence is a response to homogenisation by promoting local culture.
Glocalisation is global ideas adapted to local practices.
Giddens
- Reverse colonisation where Western cultures are not dominant. Eg. Mexicanisation of California.
Mohammadi
- Image of Western domination is exaggerated.
Croteau and Haynes
- Global digital media companies are forced to adapt to local practices.