PERSONAL INDIVIDUAL VS.

SOCIAL IDENTIY ONLINE

Identity is made up of both personal identity and
social identity. social identity is usually based on
group affiliation. like in social media, many people
identify themselves as members of a certain group
so that it will be easy for them to communicate
their concerns or issues. but there is a paradigm
shift with regards to identity. In the modern era
identity is described as fixed, stable, and unitary. In
the post-modern period identity is considered as
fluid multiple and socially constructed. sherry
truckle pointed out that people have different roles
in different settings one wakes up as a lover, makes
breakfast as a mother, and drives to work as a
lawyer. Different contexts make different aspects of
one's identity more salient such as in-school, party,
church, work, and home. In sociology identity
theory (Stryker 1980) explains that individual has
role identities it is the character and the role
individual devices as an occupant of a particular
social position. "Self" is a hierarchical ordering of
identities by salience. The greater the commitment
to identity the greater the salience of the identity.
The salience of identity influences behavioral
choices in a situation.

PERSONAL INDIVIDUAL VS. SOCIAL IDENTIY ONLINE

Identity is made up of both personal identity and
social identity. social identity is usually based on
group affiliation. like in social media, many people
identify themselves as members of a certain group
so that it will be easy for them to communicate
their concerns or issues. In the modern era identity
is described as fixed, stable, and unitary. In the
post-modern period identity is considered as fluid
multiple and socially constructed sherry truckle
pointed out that people have different roles in
different settings one wakes up as a lover, makes
breakfast as a mother, and drives to work as a
lawyer.
In sociology identity theory (Stryker 1980) explains
that individual has role identities it is the character
and the role individual devices as an occupant of a
particular social position. "Self" is a hierarchical
ordering of identities by salience. The greater the
commitment to identity the greater the salience of
the identity. The salience of identity influences
behavioral choices in a situation.