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    Erving Goffman was a prominent 20th century Canadian-American sociologist known for his theories of self-presentation and impression management. [1] His work explored how people present themselves and seek to shape the impressions of others through behaviors and communications. [2] These theories are highly relevant to understanding social media use today, as people curate their profiles and activities online to manage how others perceive them. [3] It is important for young people to thoughtfully consider how they represent themselves digitally and set boundaries to protect their privacy and safety.

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    Erving Goffman was a prominent 20th century Canadian-American sociologist known for his theories of self-presentation and impression management. [1] His work explored how people present themselves and seek to shape the impressions of others through behaviors and communications. [2] These theories are highly relevant to understanding social media use today, as people curate their profiles and activities online to manage how others perceive them. [3] It is important for young people to thoughtfully consider how they represent themselves digitally and set boundaries to protect their privacy and safety.

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    Erving Goffman was a prominent 20th century Canadian-American sociologist known for his theories of self-presentation and impression management. [1] His work explored how people present themselves and seek to shape the impressions of others through behaviors and communications. [2] These theories are highly relevant to understanding social media use today, as people curate their profiles and activities online to manage how others perceive them. [3] It is important for young people to thoughtfully consider how they represent themselves digitally and set boundaries to protect their privacy and safety.

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    Erving Goffman was a prominent 20th century Canadian-American sociologist known for his theories of self-presentation and impression management. [1] His work explored how people present themselves and seek to shape the impressions of others through behaviors and communications. [2] These theories are highly relevant to understanding social media use today, as people curate their profiles and activities online to manage how others perceive them. [3] It is important for young people to thoughtfully consider how they represent themselves digitally and set boundaries to protect their privacy and safety.

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    DIGITAL

    SELF
    WHO AM I IN THE CYBERWORLD
    GLOBAL DIGITAL
    SNAPSHOT
    KEY STATISTICAL INDICATORS FOR THE
    WORLD’S INTERNET, MOBILE AND SOCIAL
    MEDIA USERS
    SELF PRESENTATION
    AND IMPRESSION
    MANAGEMENT
    Erving
    Goffman
    11 June 1922
    Born
    Mannville, Alberta, Canada

    19 November 1982 (aged 60)
    Died Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
    U.S.

    Nationality  Canadian
     American
    Education St. John's Technical High
    School
     was a Canadian-American sociologist, social psychologist, and writer
     considered by some "the most influential American sociologist of the
    twentieth century“
     was the 73rd president of the American Sociological Association
     This took the form of dramaturgical analysis, beginning with his 1956 book, 
    The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life.
     Goffman's other major works include Asylums (1961), 
     Stigma (1963)
     Interaction Ritual (1967)
     Frame Analysis (1974) 
     Forms of Talk (1981).
    THEORY
    OF
    SELF-PRESENTATION
    “We are all just actors trying
    to control and manage our
    public image. We act based on
    how others might see us”
    (Goffman, 1959)
    People consciously and/or
    subconsciously represent
    themselves to others in a
    variety of ways to control
    their image
    How do we represent ourselves online
    professionally?
    How much truth exists in social media?
    Social media pervades and invades our
    daily lives?
    Who are you?
    The ways in which people “communicate” and
    “manage” their personal impressions with others
    and exhibit “sense of self” play out on social
    networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and
    LinkedIn with every profile update, like, and page
    posting. Communication via social networks, both
    social and professional, has introduced changes to
    how people communicate and interact.
    Impression management, the
    process by which people
    control the impressions others
    form of them
    Impression management involves a habitual
    activity of determining which qualities are
    appropriate to exhibit, displaying those qualities
    to the audience, assessing if the audience forms
    the desired perceptions, and attempting to correct
    discrepancies in the desired image
    Leary and Kowalski
    (1990)
    impression motivation and impression
    construction.
    FIVE FACTORS THAT MINE THE
    KINDS OF IMPRESSIONS PEOPLE
    TRY TO CONSTRUCT
    self-concept
    desiredand undesired identity images
    role constraints
    target’s values
    current social images
    GENDER AND
    SEXUALITY
    ONLINE
    Gender and sexuality can be very complicated issues for
    young people. People identifying as lesbian, gay,
    bisexual, trans or intersex (LGBTI) often face
    discrimination, bullying or violence and experience
    much higher incidents of mental health issues as a
    result. This is why it is so important that young people
    discuss gender and sexuality, are supported to be
    themselves, and know where and when to seek further
    help.
    causing concerns:
    confusion about sexual feelings
    feeling rejected or isolated because of
    sexuality or gender
    feeling uncomfortable in their gender.
    Sex
    Is
    the biological state that corresponds to what
    we might call a “man” or a “woman”
    While it is considered as biological, fixed it is
    actually socially constructed.
    Gender
    The term gender, which can be understood
    as the way an individual expresses and
    understands themselves in relation to their
    sex, is often used interchangeably with the
    term sex.
     Isa social understanding of how sex should be
    experienced and how sex manifests in behavior,
    personality, preferences and capabilities (Marwick
    2013)
     Taught by families, schools, peer groups and
    nation state.

    Ex: a person with male sex organs is expected to


    embody a masculine gender
    Gender is a system of classification that
    values male-gendered things more than
    female related things.
    (constructing hierarchies- pink vs. blue,
    academic department- English and Math
    and even gadgets and websites)
    common gender definitions include:
     Trans*: this is a broad term often used to refer to either transsexual and/or transgender. Generally
    speaking, trans* refers to when a person identifies with the opposite gender.
     Transsexual: transsexual individuals identify as the opposite gender to their biological sex. Physical
    transformations, e.g. genital reassignment surgery or hormone therapy, may be undertaken to change sex.
     Transgender: this is a broad term that like trans, covers a range of identities and or behaviours.
    Transgender is most often used to describe non-traditional gender behaviours or identities.
     Intersex: intersex refers to a range of conditions where a person’s sex is not strictly male or female. This
    may be due to the presence of male and female sex characteristics, or the underdevelopment of primary
    sex characteristics. For many this will be apparent at birth, but there are some intersex conditions that not
    apparent until puberty, when an individual is trying to conceive or that may never be diagnosed.
    Sexuality
    Sexuality can be complicated and is not fixed for
    everyone. There are many kinds of sexualities that
    people identify as having – and it is now accepted that
    same-sex attraction is a normal part of human
    sexuality. Young people often begin to explore and
    understand their sexuality throughout their adolescent
    and childhood years,
    common terminology associated with sexuality
    includes:
     Heterosexual or straight: heterosexual refers to when people tend to be attracted to
    the opposite sex or gender.
     Gay: gay refers to same-sex attraction and is most often used to in reference to men.
     Lesbian: lesbian refers to women who are mostly attracted to other women, or
    people identifying as women.
     Bisexual: bisexual refers to individuals who are attracted to both sexes and genders.
    Pansexual or pan is also often to indicate a diverse sexuality, and attraction to people
    regardless of their gender.
     Asexual: asexual refers to individuals who do not or have not yet experienced sexual
    attraction to anyone.
    PERFORMING
    GENDER
    ONLINE
    THEORIST JUDITH BUTLER (1990)
     “One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman,”
     By this, de Beauvoir does not mean us to believe that no one is
    born with reproductive organs, but that the social role of “woman”
    (or for that matter “man”) comes from a collection of behaviors into
    which we are socialized. The distinction is crucial for
    understanding most feminist and queer theory and the variety of
    human identity more generally, yet it’s one that too often gets lost
    in popular usage of the words sex and gender. Biology does not
    determine gender differences, culture does.
    Gender identity is a performative accomplishment, compelled by
    social sanction and taboo….
    Gender is an identity instituted through a repetition of acts.
    The technical term “performative” means for Butler an act that
    not only communicates but also creates an identity.
    Some examples offered of performative speech include saying
    “guilty” at a trial, which turns one into an inmate, or saying “I do”
    at a wedding, which turns one into a spouse. Performative acts of
    gender do a similar kind of work, not only communicating to
    others some aspect of identity, but constructing that very identity,
    only they do that work through repetition.
     Social media strikes like Twitter,
    You tube have led to the emergence
    of a free culture where individuals
    are empowered to engage
    mainstream television characters to
    new culture memes and rumor.
    SETTING BOUNDARIES TO YOUR
    ONLINE SELF: SMART SHARING
     Is this post necessary??
     Is there a real benefit to this post?
     Have we resolved this issue?
     Is it appropriate?
     Will this seem as funny in 5, 10 or 15 years? Or is this post
    better suited for sharing with a small group of family members?
    Or maybe not at all.?
    RULES TO FOLLOW: GUIDELINES FOR
    PROPER SHARING
     Stick to safer sites
     Guard your passwords
     Limit what you share
     Remember everything you put online is there forever
     Do not be mean or embarrass other people online
     Always tell if you see strange or bad behavior
     Be choosy about your online friends
     Be patient

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