Impacts of Social Networking Sites in Real Life: Is the Profile a Tool of the Real Life Self?

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dc.contributor.advisorKopfman, Jenifer
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDavis, Julie
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBenigni, Vincent
dc.creatorMelissa, Grossman
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-18T16:13:11Z
dc.date.available2016-10-18T16:13:11Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-27
dc.description.abstractPeople actively engage in identity management every day to present the self that is most desirable to a particular audience. The Internet has created a unique environment of anonymity, which allows identity experimentation with multiple selves. Social networking sites provide a nonymous environment, which still maintains some aspects that encourage identity exploration, but with a level of accountability that is reflected in users' real lives. This study utilized an anonymous online survey, examining how social networking site users engage in audience management as a way of conducting personal online identity experiments and identity re-creation in real life as a direct result of feedback received online. Results show users actively engage in audience management through privacy settings and experience real life changes as a result of social networking site activities.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCollege of Charleston. Graduate School; College of Charleston. Department of Communication.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3008
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectOnline social networks -- Psychological aspects; Identity (Psychology)en_US
dc.titleImpacts of Social Networking Sites in Real Life: Is the Profile a Tool of the Real Life Self?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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