Mediating identity, 'mobile-ising' culture : the social impact of MXIt in the relational lives of teens

The primary aim of the study was to examine the mediating role that MXit plays in the identity formation of 16-18 year old adolescents. Little is known about the social impact of MXit on adolescents’ identities when this usage is so deeply embedded in the relational exchanges of teens’ everyday experiences. Nine focus groups, four group interviews and two one on one interviews were employed across six schools located in four socioeconomically divergent Cape Town suburbs demarcated using middle to upper-income (Milnerton and Newlands) and lower-income (Khayelitsha and Cloetesville) operational definitions.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Centre for Film and Media Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Van der Linde, Keith

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Bosch, Tanja E

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11011

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11011