CMN 2130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Karl E. Weick, Ingroups And Outgroups, Erving Goffman
26 Oct 2017
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Identity: your identity is your public or presenting self, which includes characteristics that allow others to recognize you. Emotional (ex. qualities relating to feelings: all of us have multiple identities, and the identity creation process never ends. How generation x & y view the creation of identity. The study of generations x and y in online civil society looked at how young people responded to the question who to be in their online civic activities. The authors considered generation x to be born from 1962 to 1982, and generation y to be anyone after 1982, but these timelines are not universally accepted. Participants acknowledged the importance of participating actively in the creation of their identities. Some of their online civil society activities included moderating discussion forums, researching social issues, signing petitions, writing blogs, creating web pages, and registering for events.
