Internet groups

and relationships

by Henna; Patrica, Yiyun and

Thomas

cont

ent

1. Introduction2. Case3. Resarch3.1 Internet3.2 Psychosocial

development4. Solutíons5. Sources

1. In

trodu

ctio

n

question of our topic: „in what ways can internet

groups empower the selfesteem and identity of

a youth?“- focus on the positive affects of internet groups- research the issue in a

broader sence too

2. C

ase

stud

y

- May is a Chinese girl living in

the central part of China- city is not so developed but is

well informed- May was in the first grade of

high school- American music band Nirvana

aroused her attention- wanted to read more about

them and listen to their music

2. C

ase

stud

y

- May went to the Internet Bar

- BBS which has topics about

that music band- May found many people who shared the similar interests with her which she

couldn't find in her real life

- blogs, BBS, SNS (social networking service), twitters

2. C

ase

stud

y - groups sharing the same habites and life values with

her- comfortable with online

chating, happier and more

positive towards life

2. C

ase

stud

y

key words:self-esteem; self-satisfactioninternet group; social

relationshiphapiness, positive emotion,autonomy

Hist

ory

of th

e In

tern

et

- internet = network- allows to exchange data - using applications (E-

Mail and the World Wide Web)- nearly all computers can

be connected to each other

Hist

ory

of th

e In

tern

et

- beginning in the 1950s- founding of the agency

DARPA (US-defence)- 1962: “Galactic Network” was founded

- 1966: Arpanet was established- 1969: first messages

was sent from one computer to another one

Hist

ory

of th

e In

tern

et

- 1971: first e-mail-programme

- 1989: Internet we known today was created by Tim

Berners-Lee- problem of increasing amount

of files and data- since that time fast

development- 1994: search engines (Yahoo

and Lycos)- 1998: Google followed- DSL (High-speed-internet)

rese

arch

skills

- today: „information age“- increasing amount of

information- arguments, that the way of absorbing information has changed- „infomation overload“

- challenge: identify,evaluate and selcting the right information

rese

arch

skills

- different ways to find the right information you want

- critical thinking when searching information: books; articles, social media (blogs, forums) and

news, statistics...- using special tags or

keywords to find the right

(e)C

olla

bora

tion

- Internet helps to bring people together and let them communicate

- today it is much easier than never before

- today -> public- history -> universities and governmental agencies

(e)C

olla

bora

tion

- term „eCollaboration“ = part of Web 2.0- describes networking and

how to collaborate- term is mainly used in

companies -> CSCW- 3 generations during the

last 20 years (E-Mail, telephone/ automatization

of supporting processes/ social dimension through the Web 2.0

Web

2.0

- today we live in a society, where we are connected to everyone -> share information, communicate- in historical way

everyone who shared information was a content provider, after that there were blogs, wikis and more

PSYCHOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW

Cognitive development of the person.• Piaget: Progressive reorganization of mental process.• Children construct knowledge from experience.

Significant learning

Personality: is built from the experience and the different aspects we pick up during life. Self-identity: One of these aspects that each person adquires and is part of each person’s features.

When we become teenagers:

SOCIAL SUPPORT and look for others who share the same interests so we feel identified.

Need to increase self-esteem.

Build up relationships and trust(Having things in common link people)

Aim/goal. (reasonabl

e use)

Two different points of

view

+ Effect: increase

happiness and

stimulates well-being.

- Effect: barrier for face-to-

face interactio

ns.

Identity -- project of the self

"identity" only becomes an issue when it is threatened or contested in some way and needs to be explicitly asserted (p2)

Youth: particularly youth in marginalized or subordinated socail groups-are frequently constructed as a "socail problem" or "at risk". (p4) Factors affects identity processes:

gender,race,ethnicity,social group,culture,and local context

Also called sameness, is whatever makes an entity definable and recognizable, it is what distinguishes us from other people. on the other hand, identity also implies a relationship with broder collective or socail group of some kind.

Psychological studies--"development" ;"self-image" (a person's mental model of him or herself), self-esteem, and individuality; "gender identity,"

-- a matter of "becoming" rather than "being"--four "identity statuses" : foreclosure; diffusion; moratorium; achievement-- how an individual views him or herself both as a person and in relation to other people, ideas and nature

Sociological studies--"socialization' ;"identity negotiation" -stereotyping or congnitive simplification to distinguish themselves from others and define themselves and their groups in a positive way--identity is a fluid, contingent matters--it is something we accomlish pracally through our ongoing interactions and negotiations with other people.--Identity negotiation is a process in which a person negotiates with society at large regarding the meaning of his or her identity.

"identity" in digital ages: Bricolage fragmented,shifting,partial (Turkle,life on the screen)

ongoing process rather than a fixed possession Young people's interactive uses of new technology can serve as a

modle for identity process. Through the processes of interacting with technologies, identities are

constructed, deconstructed, shaped,tested, and experienced Media consumption helps adolescents identify with youth culture and

"feel connected to a larger peer network, which is united by certain youth-specific values and interestes."

Concepts: adolescent ("in-between stage") self-reflectiom self-definition self-realization personhood personal identity VS. social identity (individual an the group) subversive VS. mainstream online-identity/ offline identity (front-stage/back-stage) social process digital generation technological determinism/information determinism/digital literacy autonomy specific skills in languages and interpersonal communication collaboration and interaction SAB/AIM

Solu

tions

- knowledge in the internet is

based on the idea that all

information should be available to everyone

- internetuse and internetgroups helps the youth to identify him- or herself- belonging to a "tribe" is

natural - it is important to be able to

share thoughts and ideas

Solu

tions

- challenge for the parents and educaters

if the gap between the generations

becomes to big- some danger can occur if the internet

group becomes to tight or closed

- important especially living in the

periphery, or closed or totalitar sociaties

or even in some big cities where

communication in between different

people groups is distance- internet as a new way to communicate

between each other, sharing,

communal, dialectic (philosophy)

- african saying "you need a whole village

to raise a child“

Sour

ces

- lecture slides of my home

university (Information retrieval) (Thomas)

- internet and research skills (Niall Ó Dochartaigh)

- Whitepaper eCollaboration

in SMU (Thomas)- …- …- …