Notices tagged with identity

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    # # # # ----- Hi all, I am proud to announce that the Social Media Collective at Microsoft Research has launched our research blog! http://www.socialmediacollective.org For those of you who aren't familiar with our team, we are a group of academics at Microsoft Research who use qualitative methods like ethnography and content analysis to study a broad range of online phenomena like social network sites, video games, blogs, participatory culture, mobile devices, news and activism, and more. Microsoft Research is an industry-sponsored organization dedicated to conducting both basic and applied research in computer science and software engineering. Our group represents one part of MSR's effort to expand its research agenda in social science and the humanities. We're lucky enough to have had many AOIR-affiliated scholars visit and work with us over the last two years. On the blog, we talk about our research, comment on social media trends and events, post lectures and news stories, and hope to engage widely with academics and technologists alike. A few recent posts: Shouting Fire in a Crowded Hashtag<http://socialmediacollective.org/2011/08/31/shouting-fire-in-a-crowded-hashtag/> Andrés Monroy-Hernández examines citizen-driven news on Twitter around drug-related violence and the impact of rumors "Real Names" policies are an abuse of power<http://socialmediacollective.org/2011/08/04/real-names-policies-are-an-abuse-of-power/> danah boyd explores how banning pseudonyms affects marginalized populations & reflects privilege "If you don't like it, don't use it. It's that simple." ORLY?<http://socialmediacollective.org/2011/08/11/if-you-dont-like-it-dont-use-it-its-that-simple-orly/> Alice Marwick on the costs of opting-out and why tech refusal isn't the answer Riots, social media, and the value of 'first responders'<http://socialmediacollective.org/2011/08/12/riots-social-media-and-the-value-of-%E2%80%98first-responders%E2%80%99/> Kate Crawford looks at the use of social media in the London riots and subsequent suggestions to shut down social networks Thanks much! Alice _______________ Alice E. Marwick, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher Microsoft Research New England

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    # # ----- Stefano Passini Individual responsibilities and moral inclusion in an age of rights. Culture & Psychology September 2011 17: 281-296, doi:10.1177/1354067X11408130. ----- Abstract In reference to Western cultures, some scholars (see Finkel & Moghaddam, 2005) have pointed out that we live in an ‘‘age of rights.’’ That is, people attach priority to their individual rights within a narrow-minded, individualistic worldview and de-emphasize duties. Such self-centred individualism focuses on the rights of individuals, forgetting to consider that rights can be effective only in relation to corresponding duties. In this article, a psychosocial theory on psychological boundaries for fairness, norms, and moral rules—namely moral inclusion/exclusion theory—will be used as a useful theoretical framework to resolve the apparent antinomy of rights versus duties. In particular, the use of this theory is relevant in understanding that the issues of claiming and protecting human rights and the balance between each individual’s rights should be based on the concept of responsibility. In this sense, universality of human rights ought to deal with the universal recognition of other individuals and cultures and can be achieved only by means of intercultural dialogue. --- duty human rights individualism moral inclusion responsibility

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    # # # ----- Helen C. Boucher The Dialectical Self-Concept II: Cross-Role and Within-Role Consistency, Well-Being, Self-Certainty, and Authenticity Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology October 2011 42: 1251-1271, first published on November 30, 2010 doi:10.1177/0022022110383316 ----- Abstract Although there is growing evidence that dialectical thinkers express more inconsistency within the global self-concept, whether this holds true for inconsistency across roles and within specific roles has received little attention. I examine whether dialectical thinking is associated with less cross-role and within-role consistency and whether dialecticism moderates the relationship between self-consistency and subjective well-being, self-concept certainty, and felt authenticity. Participants completed measures of the above outcomes, a measure of dialectical thinking, and a self-description measure for both the global self-concept and within two roles (e.g., friend), from which I derived both cross-role and within-role consistency scores. Dialectical thinking predicted lower scores on both types of consistency, and in general dialecticism moderated the relationship between self-concept consistency and both subjective well-being and self-concept certainty. Dialecticism also moderated the relationship between cross-role consistency and authenticity, and the relationship between authenticity and subjective well-being. I conclude by discussing directions for future research. ----- self-concept culture consistency well-being authenticity Americans Chinese dialectical thinking

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    # # # # ----- Martey, Rosa Mikeal, and Mia Consalvo. "Performing the Looking-Glass Self: Avatar Appearance and Group Identity in Second Life." Popular Communication 9.3 (2011): 165-180. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 17 July 2011. ----- This article explores avatar appearance of 211 individuals in the virtual world Second Life (SL). Through analysis of observations, online interviews, and a survey, it examines the ways that players use avatars to perform self contextualized by group identities, from gender, race, and sexuality to specific communities, such as furries or role players. Drawing on literature from fashion and dress, we examine how players choose avatar appearance in relation to participation or alignment with groups and their prevailing social norms. We found that although Second Life provides unprecedented freedom in appearance, local social contexts, as much as external ones, created powerful boundaries and expectations, leading many participants to seek socially acceptable appearance that would be interpreted in certain ways as part of their interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Popular Communication is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) Author Affiliations: 1Colorado State University, 2Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ISSN: 15405702 DOI: 10.1080/15405702.2011.583830 Accession Number: 62666848 Database: Academic Search Premier

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    # # # # # # ----- Culture & Psychology -- Table of Contents Alert A new issue of Culture & Psychology has been made available: 1 June 2011; Vol. 17, No. 2 URL: http://cap.sagepub.com/content/vol17/issue2/?etoc ----------------------------------------------------------------- Articles ----------------------------------------------------------------- Amerindian anthropology and cultural psychology: Crossing boundaries and meeting otherness' worlds Danilo Silva Guimaraes Culture Psychology 2011;17 139-157 http://cap.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/2/139?etoc Encountering being, identity, and otherness: Reconsidering Guimaraes's ''Amerindian anthropology and cultural psychology'' and Amerindian perspectivism, with insights from anthropology of religion, African humanities, and collaborative ethnography Susan Rasmussen Culture Psychology 2011;17 159-176 http://cap.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/2/159?etoc Historical representations and conflicts about indigenous people as national identities Mario Carretero and Miriam Kriger Culture Psychology 2011;17 177-195 http://cap.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/2/177?etoc (Re)writing biography: Memory, identity, and textually mediated reality in coming to terms with the past Cristian Tileaga Culture Psychology 2011;17 197-215 http://cap.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/2/197?etoc Tailoring identities Peeter Tulviste Culture Psychology 2011;17 217-221 http://cap.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/2/217?etoc How emotion shapes religious cultures: A synthesis of cognitive theories of religion and emotion theory John Dulin Culture Psychology 2011;17 223-240 http://cap.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/2/223?etoc Emergent organization in the dialogical self: Evolution of a ''both'' ethnic identity position Nancy J Bell and Anindita Das Culture Psychology 2011;17 241-262 http://cap.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/2/241?etoc Bakhtin's realism and embodiment: Towards a revision of the dialogical self James Cresswell and Cor Baerveldt Culture Psychology 2011;17 263-277 http://cap.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/2/263?etoc

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    # # # # # # ----- "I Know Who I Am, Do You? Identity and Academic Achievement of Successful African American Male Adolescents in an Urban Pilot High School in the United States." Urban Education July 2011 vol. 46 no. 4 611-638 Brian L. Wright Technical Education Research Center, Cambridge, MA, USA Brian L. Wright, Technical Education Research Center, 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA Abstract This study explores racial-ethnic identity and academic achievement of five young African American men in 11th and 12th grade in an urban pilot high school. Data gathered through individual and group interviews and a questionnaire were analyzed to understand how academically successful African American male adolescents interpret their social and academic lives to achieve school success while also maintaining a healthy racial-ethnic identity (HREI). The findings reveal that the young men developed layered and complex notions of what it means to be African American, male, and successful against the backdrop of having achieved a HREI within a nurturing school environment. identity African American males adolescents academic achievement ----- http://uex.sagepub.com/content/46/4/611.abstract?etoc

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    # # # # # ----- Jin, Seung-A. Annie. "It Feels Right. Therefore, I Feel Present and Enjoy": The Effects of Regulatory Fit and the Mediating Roles of Social Presence and Self-Presence in Avatar-Based 3D Virtual Environments." Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments 20.2 (2011): 105-116. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 14 June 2011. ----- "It Feels Right. Therefore, I Feel Present and Enjoy": The Effects of Regulatory Fit and the Mediating Roles of Social Presence and Self-Presence in Avatar-Based 3D Virtual Environments. Authors: Jin, Seung-A. Annie Source: Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments; Apr2011, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p105-116, 12p, 3 Diagrams Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *VIRTUAL reality *HUMAN-computer interaction *INTERPERSONAL relations *ELECTRONICS *COMPUTER networks *GROUP identity SECOND Life (Game) NAICS/Industry Codes: 334419 Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ISSN: 10547460 Accession Number: 61029642 Database: Academic Search Premier

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    # # # # # ----- Jin, Seung-A. Annie. "It Feels Right. Therefore, I Feel Present and Enjoy": The Effects of Regulatory Fit and the Mediating Roles of Social Presence and Self-Presence in Avatar-Based 3D Virtual Environments." Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments 20.2 (2011): 105-116. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 14 June 2011. ----- "It Feels Right. Therefore, I Feel Present and Enjoy": The Effects of Regulatory Fit and the Mediating Roles of Social Presence and Self-Presence in Avatar-Based 3D Virtual Environments. Authors: Jin, Seung-A. Annie Source: Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments; Apr2011, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p105-116, 12p, 3 Diagrams Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *VIRTUAL reality *HUMAN-computer interaction *INTERPERSONAL relations *ELECTRONICS *COMPUTER networks *GROUP identity SECOND Life (Game) NAICS/Industry Codes: 334419 Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ISSN: 10547460 Accession Number: 61029642 Database: Academic Search Premier

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    # # # ----- Jubas, Kaela. "Shopping for identity: articulations of gender, race and class by critical consumers" Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture 17.3 (2011). 13 May. 2011 http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/13504630.2011.570972 This article discusses a study which explored shopping as a process of incidental adult learning about consumption, globalization and citizenship among self-identified critical shoppers in Vancouver, Canada. The author focuses on participants' comments about social identity, especially in terms of gender, race and class. Reflecting current concerns, many participants noted that the environment and (un)fair trade influenced their shopping practices, and helped them understand themselves in the context of a ‘multicultural’ society and a ‘globalized’ world. This article borrows from the jargon of municipal recycling programs, part of a critical consumption discourse, in outlining how participants' comments seem to ‘reduce,’ ‘reuse,’ and/or ‘recycle’ hegemonic notions of gender, race and class. Working from a neo-Gramscian perspective, the author uses this metaphor to explore both the tendency to reiterate an understanding of gender, race and class as essentialized characteristics and attempt to resist that simplistic understanding.

    about 10 months ago from web
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    # # # # ----- Gajjala, Radhika. Cyber Selves: Feminist Ethnographies of South Asian Women. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2004. Print. ----- From WorldCat: Radhika Gajjala examines online community formations & subjectivities that are produced at the intersection of technologies & globalization. She concludes that virtual communities are embedded in real life communities & contexts, with human costs. ----- http://bgsu.academia.edu/RadhikaGajjala/Books/401802/Cyberselves_Feminist_Ethnographies_of_South_Asian_Women_Introduction_

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    # # # # # # ----- BotGirl Questi's plenary talk from VWBPE 2011 ----- http://business.treet.tv/shows/bpeducation/episodes/bpe2011-045

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    # # # ----- Education, the formation of self and the world of Web 2.0. By: Seery, Aidan. London Review of Education, Mar2010, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p63-73, 11p; Abstract: Education has long been considered as playing a part in the construction or formation of self and identity. The processes of education and formation, being historically and culturally shaped, display the concerns and features of time and place. One of the distinguishing and influential features of contemporary western societies is communication technologies. Some features of the role of these technologies in self-formation and the construction of identity is discussed in this paper together with a reflection on the role that traditional forms of schooling might continue to play in rooting self and identity in a real, embodied world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; DOI: 10.1080/14748460903557779; (AN 48400438) http://ezproxy.gardner-webb.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=48400438&site=ehost-live&scope=site

    about a year ago from web
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    # # # ----- 'I Feel More Connected to the Physically Ideal Mini Me than the Mirror-Image Mini Me': Theoretical Implications of the 'Malleable Self' for Speculations on the Effects of Avatar Creation on Avatar-Self Connection in Wii. By: Jin, Seung-A. Annie. CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, Oct2010, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p567-570, 4p, 1 Illustration, 1 Chart, 1 Graph; Abstract: What are the impacts of creating an avatar replicating the actual self versus an avatar projecting the ideal self on game players' avatar-self connection? This study leveraged an avatar-creating game ( Mii Channel) within a video-game console ( Wii) in a controlled, randomized study. The results of a two-group comparison (actual self-priming vs. ideal self-priming) between-subjects study ( N = 76) demonstrated the significant main effect of self-priming via avatar ( Mii) creation on avatar-self connection. Game players who were primed to create a Mii reflecting the ideal self felt greater avatar-self connection than those primed to create a replica Mii mirroring the actual self. Theoretical values and implications for a burgeoning body of research on the 'malleable self' and the multidimensionality of the self-concept in avatar-based interactive media are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0243; (AN 54464192) -----

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    # # # # ----- The Gracie Kendal Project: A conversation between Kris Schomaker and Gracie Kendal ----- http://graciekendal.wordpress.com/

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