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Identity Theories and Technology

Identity Theories and Technology

Robert Andrew Dunn
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781466622111|ISBN10: 1466622113|EISBN13: 9781466622128
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2211-1.ch002
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Dunn, Robert Andrew. "Identity Theories and Technology." Handbook of Research on Technoself: Identity in a Technological Society, edited by Rocci Luppicini, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 26-44. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2211-1.ch002

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Dunn, R. A. (2013). Identity Theories and Technology. In R. Luppicini (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Technoself: Identity in a Technological Society (pp. 26-44). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2211-1.ch002

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Dunn, Robert Andrew. "Identity Theories and Technology." In Handbook of Research on Technoself: Identity in a Technological Society, edited by Rocci Luppicini, 26-44. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2211-1.ch002

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Abstract

Modern identity has been shaped by technology, which has in turn shaped theories in understanding identity. How one communicates who they are to others is given limitless possibilities by the advent of the Internet and computer-mediated environments. Thus, identity theory today must take into account computer-mediated communication theory and research. Such research indicates four ways in which identity is affected by technology. First, researchers have discussed the differences between an individual’s true identity and the virtual identity he or she presents, via self-selected text and images, to an online world. Second, researchers have discussed how the Internet can provide both protective anonymity for those who seek it and cathartic disclosure for those who need it. Third, researchers have discussed ways in which users pursue both reflective virtual lives online and role-play with identities, often multiple identities. Fourth, researchers have conducted experiments that reflect the impact that virtual identity has on the practice of communication and the impact communication has on the presentation of the self.

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