Post on 29-Jun-2015
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NETWORKED INDIVIDUALISM
“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept”
- Ansel Adams
Being connected to new relationships and new
resources via the Internet
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
Stories discussed in last class
“Laptop Warriors find cozy homes in coffee shops”
Are We Isolated?
Being at the café by oneself does not mean that I am isolated from any social interaction.
The presence of public
Interaction with others via laptop
Interaction with others via mobile phone
What else ICTs characterize our social interactions in contemporary world?
Social interactions via ICTs
No clear boundary of “group” and “community”
Group-based understanding dismisses “fuzziness” of our social life.
Network-based perspective needed : “Networked Individualism”
Shift from tight, small, dense networks to larger, fragmented, diverse networks.
What’s different from traditional society?
TRADITIONAL “COMMUNITY”
TRADITIONAL “COMMUNITY”
Networked Individualism
Networked Individualism
Communication at their finger tips
Managing complex self-identities
Less formal, yet specialized relationship
Spatially flexible
Private/public spheres blurred
Home/work intermixed
Reputation management important
Disputed “expertise”
Both Socially liberating & socially taxing
Networked Individuals…(who uses ICTs
effectively)
What is Networked Individualism? You find the answer.