This is the page for the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Has info about digital natives, social media and journalism, and internet and democracy.
This is from the psychoanalyst Erikson, who coined the phrase "identity crisis". He argues that identities can be fragmented, but, through history and community, identities are able to be formed during adolescents.
One place that adolescents now spend a considerable amount of time is in online
settings, and these online venues, such as multi-user domains (MUDs), have been
linked to identity exploration (Turkle, 1995).
). Identity also involves a sense of continuity of self images over time
unitary sense of identity is constructed after a successful search for who
one is.
constructed
after a successful search
for who one is.
),
a unitary
sense of identity is
constructed
after a successful search
for who
one is. However, other perspectives of adolescent development view the
construction of self as one that involves multiple "public" selves which are
presented according to the demands and constraints of particular situations
for who one is. However, other perspectives of adolescent development
view the
construction of self as one that involves
search
for who one is.
However, other perspectives of adolescent development
search
for who one
is.
for who one is.
for who one is.
anonymity
exploring their identity
, constructing identity can be a continual process for adolescents,
I feel that we need to individually work on putting good things on it, finding
ways to protect ourselves from accidentally finding the bad stuff, and that at
the end of the day, a lot of the problems of bad information out there, things
that you don't like, are problems with humanity.
This reminds me of how I think the Church uses these tools. Yes, the internet can be used for not-so-good things...but ultimately, it can be used and is meant to be used to expand the Church's work.