Youth Culture in a Digital World Lecture 1 PDF

Youth Culture in a Digital World Recordings will not be available to students Loïs Schenk – course coordinator 1  Overview 1. Definitions a. Youth culture...

Youth Culture in a Digital World Recordings will not be available to students Loïs Schenk – course coordinator 1  Overview 1. Definitions a. Youth culture b. Social media 2.Disrupting or enriching traditional culture? 3.How is it used? 4.Why use social media? 5.Approaches in youth development 6.Identity development during adolescence 7.Practical information 2  Culture “A group’s distinctive way of life, including its beliefs and values, its customs, and its art and technologies” (Arnett & Hughes, 2012; p 311) 3  Culture “A group’s distinctive way of life, including its beliefs and values, its customs, and its art and technologies” Social Temporal (Arnett & Hughes, 2012; p 311) Geographical 4  Youth Culture Refers to: shared beliefs, behaviors, practices, and values of young people within a particular society or subculture. the ways in which young individuals express themselves, interact with one another, and distinguish themselves from older generations. is dynamic and can vary significantly across time and place, reflecting the cultural, social, and historical context in which it emerges. 5  Youth culture Key aspects: Fashion and style Music Language Social activities Values and ideals Media & technology 6  DIGITAL MEDIA binary Way to spread information (Van Dale, 2022) SOCIAL MEDIA Sharing, following, and collaborating (Granic et al, 2020) 7  What about How do you think social you? media use affects your wellbeing? 8 1 min EXERCISE How do you think social media use 00:06 00:07 00:08 00:09 00:10 00:11 00:12 00:13 00:14 00:15 00:16 00:17 00:18 00:19 00:20 00:21 00:22 00:23 00:24 00:25 00:26 00:27 00:28 00:29 00:30 00:31 00:32 00:33 00:34 00:35 00:36 00:37 00:38 00:39 00:40 00:41 00:42 00:43 00:44 00:45 00:46 00:47 00:48 00:49 00:50 00:51 00:52 00:53 00:54 00:55 00:56 00:57 00:58 00:59 01:00 01:01 01:02 01:03 01:04 01:05 01:06 01:07 01:08 01:09 01:10 01:11 01:12 01:13 01:14 01:15 01:16 01:17 01:18 01:19 01:20 01:21 01:22 01:23 01:24 01:25 01:26 01:27 01:28 01:29 01:30 01:31 01:32 01:33 01:34 01:35 01:36 01:37 01:38 01:39 01:40 01:41 01:42 01:43 01:44 01:45 01:46 01:47 01:48 01:49 01:50 01:51 01:52 01:53 01:54 01:55 01:56 01:57 01:58 01:59 02:00 02:01 02:02 02:03 02:04 02:05 02:06 02:07 02:08 02:09 02:10 02:11 02:12 02:13 02:14 02:15 02:16 02:17 02:18 02:19 02:20 02:21 02:22 02:23 02:24 02:25 02:26 02:27 02:28 02:29 02:30 02:31 02:32 02:33 02:34 02:35 02:36 02:37 02:38 02:39 02:40 02:41 02:42 02:43 02:44 02:45 02:46 02:47 02:48 02:49 02:50 02:51 02:52 02:53 02:54 02:55 02:56 02:57 02:58 02:59 03:00 affects your wellbeing? Positively/ negatively? TIME’S UP! 10  Overview 1. Definitions a.Youth culture b.Social media 2.Disrupting or enriching traditional culture? 3.How is it used? 4.Why use social media? 5.Approaches in youth development 6.Identity development during adolescence 7.Practical information 11 DIGITAL MEDIA "Digital media has disrupted/enriched traditional communication" K EN AU L ETTA 12  SO CI AL SOCI AL CHANNEL PRESENCE I NF ORMATION EXPANSI ON THEO RY PROCESSI NG THEORY THEORY "Sense of being together" lower in How people process Users with experience digital media and react to social will strive to develop information necessary skills Disrupted Enriched 13  SO CI AL PRESENCE THEO RY "Sense of being together" lower in digital media Disrupted Enriched 14  SOCI AL I NF ORMATION PROCESSI NG THEORY How people process and react to social information Disrupted Enriched 15  SIP: To sum SIP up: social media is not just disrupting or enriching our lives, it depends on the receiver and how they process information. 16  CHANNEL EXPANSI ON THEORY Users with experience will strive to develop necessary skills Disrupted Enriched 17  CHANNEL EXPANSI ON THEORY Users with experience will strive to develop necessary skills Disrupted Enriched 18  Overview 1. Definitions a. Youth culture b. Social media 2. Disrupting or enriching traditional culture? 3. How is it used? 4. Why use social media? 5. Approaches in youth development 6. Identity development during adolescence 7. Practical information 19 How you use it Replacement or addition Passively or actively 20  Overview 1. Definitions a. Youth culture b. Social media 2. Disrupting or enriching traditional culture? 3. How is it used? 4. Why use social media? 5. Approaches in youth development 6. Identity development during adolescence 7. Practical information 21 Why you use it Uses &Gratifications theory: "What purposes or functions does media offer for active receivers?" 22 What What about you? purposes or functions does social media serve for you, and how does it meet your needs or desires? 23 2 min EXERCISE What purposes or functions does social 00:00 00:01 00:02 00:03 00:04 00:05 00:06 00:07 00:08 00:09 00:10 00:11 00:12 00:13 00:14 00:15 00:16 00:17 00:18 00:19 00:20 00:21 00:22 00:23 00:24 00:25 00:26 00:27 00:28 00:29 00:30 00:31 00:32 00:33 00:34 00:35 00:36 00:37 00:38 00:39 00:40 00:41 00:42 00:43 00:44 00:45 00:46 00:47 00:48 00:49 00:50 00:51 00:52 00:53 00:54 00:55 00:56 00:57 00:58 00:59 01:00 01:01 01:02 01:03 01:04 01:05 01:06 01:07 01:08 01:09 01:10 01:11 01:12 01:13 01:14 01:15 01:16 01:17 01:18 01:19 01:20 01:21 01:22 01:23 01:24 01:25 01:26 01:27 01:28 01:29 01:30 01:31 01:32 01:33 01:34 01:35 01:36 01:37 01:38 01:39 01:40 01:41 01:42 01:43 01:44 01:45 01:46 01:47 01:48 01:49 01:50 01:51 01:52 01:53 01:54 01:55 01:56 01:57 01:58 01:59 02:00 02:01 02:02 02:03 02:04 02:05 02:06 02:07 02:08 02:09 02:10 02:11 02:12 02:13 02:14 02:15 02:16 02:17 02:18 02:19 02:20 02:21 02:22 02:23 02:24 02:25 02:26 02:27 02:28 02:29 02:30 02:31 02:32 02:33 02:34 02:35 02:36 02:37 02:38 02:39 02:40 02:41 02:42 02:43 02:44 02:45 02:46 02:47 02:48 02:49 02:50 02:51 02:52 02:53 02:54 02:55 02:56 02:57 02:58 02:59 03:00 media serve for you, and how does it meet your needs or desires? TIME’S UP!  Uses & L ASSWEL L (1948 ): f o u r main Gratifications r ea s o n s to u s e med ia Surveillance of the environment Affective need Cultural transmission Entertainment 25  Self-promotion, maintain existing Uses & relationships, need for creativity, escapism, expressing opinions (Sheldon Gratifications et al, 2017). ONE SI Z E DO ES N O T F I T AL L Information: Social: Entertainment: Convenience/pass the time 26 Is passively scrolling through Instagram to escape reality “as bad” as actively engaging in a YouTube community to express your feelings? ONE SI Z E DO ES N O T F I T AL L Information: Social: Entertainment: Convenience/pass the time 27  Overview 1. Definitions a.Youth culture b.Social media 2.Disrupting or enriching traditional culture? 3.How is it used? 4.Why use social media? 5.Approaches in youth development 6.Identity development during adolescence 7.Practical information 28  Adolescence early adolescence (10-13) middle adolescence- (14-17) late adolescence (18-24) 29 Youth development DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS APPROACH Developmental tasks/challenges need to be fulfilled. RISK AND RESILIENCE APPROACH Differential life experiences among children 30  BASIC IDEA Hierarchic list of tasks, met through biological or social development DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS APPROACH 31  Erikson's developmental stages (1958) 32 33  BASIC IDEA Hierarchic list of tasks, met through biological or social development ==> DEVELOPMENTAL cumulative TASKS APPROACH MEDIA EFFECT Effects depend on the age of the user 34 Scary media content and trauma P ERCEP TU AL CONCEPTU AL STAGE (2 - 7 ) STAGE (7 + ) Looking scary Being real 35 Adolescents and celebrities I NF L U ENCERS PARENTS ARE ARE EXAMP L ES E X A M P L E S (< 12) (+ 12) 36  BASIC IDEA Risk and protective factors explain RISKS AND differences between people ==> cumulative risk model RESILIENCE APPROACH 37  BASIC IDEA Risk and protective factors explain RISKS AND differences between people ==> cumulative risk model RESILIENCE APPLICATIONS APPROACH Snowball effect, turn around models 38 Snowball effect Krahé et al., 2012 39 Turnaround model K Krahé et al., 2012 40 What aspects of What about your personality or environment you? do you believe help protect you from the negative effects of social media? 41 2 min EXERCISE What aspects of your personality or environment do 00:00 00:01 00:02 00:03 00:04 00:05 00:06 00:07 00:08 00:09 00:10 00:11 00:12 00:13 00:14 00:15 00:16 00:17 00:18 00:19 00:20 00:21 00:22 00:23 00:24 00:25 00:26 00:27 00:28 00:29 00:30 00:31 00:32 00:33 00:34 00:35 00:36 00:37 00:38 00:39 00:40 00:41 00:42 00:43 00:44 00:45 00:46 00:47 00:48 00:49 00:50 00:51 00:52 00:53 00:54 00:55 00:56 00:57 00:58 00:59 01:00 01:01 01:02 01:03 01:04 01:05 01:06 01:07 01:08 01:09 01:10 01:11 01:12 01:13 01:14 01:15 01:16 01:17 01:18 01:19 01:20 01:21 01:22 01:23 01:24 01:25 01:26 01:27 01:28 01:29 01:30 01:31 01:32 01:33 01:34 01:35 01:36 01:37 01:38 01:39 01:40 01:41 01:42 01:43 01:44 01:45 01:46 01:47 01:48 01:49 01:50 01:51 01:52 01:53 01:54 01:55 01:56 01:57 01:58 01:59 02:00 02:01 02:02 02:03 02:04 02:05 02:06 02:07 02:08 02:09 02:10 02:11 02:12 02:13 02:14 02:15 02:16 02:17 02:18 02:19 02:20 02:21 02:22 02:23 02:24 02:25 02:26 02:27 02:28 02:29 02:30 02:31 02:32 02:33 02:34 02:35 02:36 02:37 02:38 02:39 02:40 02:41 02:42 02:43 02:44 02:45 02:46 02:47 02:48 02:49 02:50 02:51 02:52 02:53 02:54 02:55 02:56 02:57 02:58 02:59 03:00 you believe help protect you from the negative effects of social media? TIME’S UP! What is a model you can use to systematically assess the risk and protective factors? 43  Economics Society School Family Mass Peers media classroom Community Culture Nationality 44 Bronnfenbrenner, Development Ecological model, 2005  Micro How do parents monitor and regulate their Ecological model children’s media use (tracking screentime, keeping media outside of the bedroom)? Exo Is school offering classes on online safety and social media policies such as banning the smartphone from the classroom? Macro What do we believe and value regarding social media. Is it entertainment, or dangerous? 45  Overview 1. Definitions a.Youth culture b.Social media 2.Disrupting or enriching traditional culture? 3.How is it used? 4.Why use social media? 5.Approaches in youth development 6.Identity development during adolescence 7.Practical information 46  BASIC IDEA “An identity is, at least in part, an explicit Identity theory of oneself as a person” (Moshman, 2005, p. 89) development Identity dimensions Personal Social: gender, ethnic, national Online identity 47 Key components Sel f ima g e How young people perceive themselves Sel f - es teem The ability to appreciate this self- image 48 Identity: Should be constructed during adolescence through exploration online and offline "Virtual identity" or "online identity" vs actual identity 49 What were/are What about important aspects, places, you? platforms, or people in your identity formation? Online/Offline? 50 2 min EXERCISE What were/are important aspects, places, 00:00 00:01 00:02 00:03 00:04 00:05 00:06 00:07 00:08 00:09 00:10 00:11 00:12 00:13 00:14 00:15 00:16 00:17 00:18 00:19 00:20 00:21 00:22 00:23 00:24 00:25 00:26 00:27 00:28 00:29 00:30 00:31 00:32 00:33 00:34 00:35 00:36 00:37 00:38 00:39 00:40 00:41 00:42 00:43 00:44 00:45 00:46 00:47 00:48 00:49 00:50 00:51 00:52 00:53 00:54 00:55 00:56 00:57 00:58 00:59 01:00 01:01 01:02 01:03 01:04 01:05 01:06 01:07 01:08 01:09 01:10 01:11 01:12 01:13 01:14 01:15 01:16 01:17 01:18 01:19 01:20 01:21 01:22 01:23 01:24 01:25 01:26 01:27 01:28 01:29 01:30 01:31 01:32 01:33 01:34 01:35 01:36 01:37 01:38 01:39 01:40 01:41 01:42 01:43 01:44 01:45 01:46 01:47 01:48 01:49 01:50 01:51 01:52 01:53 01:54 01:55 01:56 01:57 01:58 01:59 02:00 02:01 02:02 02:03 02:04 02:05 02:06 02:07 02:08 02:09 02:10 02:11 02:12 02:13 02:14 02:15 02:16 02:17 02:18 02:19 02:20 02:21 02:22 02:23 02:24 02:25 02:26 02:27 02:28 02:29 02:30 02:31 02:32 02:33 02:34 02:35 02:36 02:37 02:38 02:39 02:40 02:41 02:42 02:43 02:44 02:45 02:46 02:47 02:48 02:49 02:50 02:51 02:52 02:53 02:54 02:55 02:56 02:57 02:58 02:59 03:00 platforms, or people in your identity formation? Online/Offline? TIME’S UP! Holmberg et al., (2018) Figure 1. Illustration of Goffman's model of self-presentation adapted to social media applications. 52 53 Interconnected, but not identical Physical Identity Digital Social 54 Interconnected, but not identical AN O N I M ITY Different, more extreme forms of behavior e.g., cyberbullying CREATI VITY Playing around, discovering who you are. 55 Interconnected, but not identical ASY N CHRO N Y Communication at your convenience, breaking time and space constraints CONTROL L ABIL ITY The ability to decide what information to share 56 This course: 57  Overview 1. Definitions a.Youth culture b.Social media 2.Disrupting or enriching traditional culture? 3.How is it used? 4.Why use social media? 5.Approaches in youth development 6.Identity development during adolescence 7.Practical information 58  L ECTU RES PRACTICAL INFORMATION Recommended Theory SEMI NARS Obliged Applied This course 59  1. Introduction lecture PRACTICAL INFORMATION 2. Media effect theories 3. Online Gaming 4. Misinformation 5. Parenting and social media 6. Social media and mental health 7. Social media and substance use This 8. Digital literacy policy course 9. Q&A 60  L ECTU RES Read texts and submit reading questions on BB at least 1 hour before seminar Expectations SEMI NARS Preparation for paper and assignments + reading questions + active participation ASSI GNMENT & EXAM Paper & Exam (MC and open questions) 61  1. Read course literature 2. prepare the reading questions (see BB) 3. submit reading Reading questions on BB at least 1 hour before questions seminar So for the seminar this Thursday multiple articles to prepare! 62 Next Media effects theories by Flavio Azevedo lecture 63 Thank you for your attention! 64