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Self and Other in Cyberspace

The document discusses self identity in cyberspace. It defines the self as an individual's subjective sense of identity. In cyberspace, users can selectively present themselves through their online identity and user ID. They can choose to reveal their true self or a false self to manage impressions and shape how others view them. The online environment allows for selective self presentation through strategies like self-enhancement or self-depreciation.

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Self and Other in Cyberspace

The document discusses self identity in cyberspace. It defines the self as an individual's subjective sense of identity. In cyberspace, users can selectively present themselves through their online identity and user ID. They can choose to reveal their true self or a false self to manage impressions and shape how others view them. The online environment allows for selective self presentation through strategies like self-enhancement or self-depreciation.

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Self and other in cyberspace

•I, me, myself and my user ID online identity

• Selective self presentation and impression management

• Impact of online Interactions on the self

SELF

The self is an individual person as the object of his or her own reflective consciousness. This
reference is necessarily subjective, thus self is a reference by a subject to the same subject

True self

-is represented by our real feelings and desire.

False Self- that is created to protect the "true self" from insult and danger.

Cyberspace is the theoretical environment where communication occurs over computer networks.

I, me, myself and my user ID online identity

I - This is who you are to yourself. Beliefs, values, and thoughts that belong to you alone.

Me - This is who you are to everybody else. This is the weight of perspective and opinion forced upon
you.

Myself - This is the conflict between I and me. The bridge between perspectives.

Online identity, is a social identity that an Internet user establishes in online communities and websites.
It can also be considered as an actively constructed presentation of oneself. Although some people
choose to use their real names online, some Internet users prefer to be anonymous, identifying
themselves by means of pseudonyms, which reveal varying amounts of personality identifiable
information.

Selective self presentation and

impression management

Self-presentation

-it refers to how people attempt to present themselves to control or shape how others (called
the audience) view them.
-is part of a broader set of behaviors called impression management.

Two distinct forms of selective self-presentation

•self-enhancement- a person advertises his or her strengths, virtues, and admirable qualities.

•self-depreciation- a person makes only humble or modest claims.

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