ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING: THE CHANGING SELF, IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL CONTROL

This sociological study uses online survey data from one hundred and six respondents to explore how social networking websites alter the social self. Critical and symbolic interactionist sociological theory is used as a means to understand the data. This dissertation specifically concerns how social networking websites shape identity, result in a more self-reflexive presentation of self, and serve as a means of both socialization and social control.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Only Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Year

2017

Author dc:creator

• Niman, Katherine M

Contributors dc:contributor

• Reed, Jean-Pierre

• community
• identity
• online communities
• presentation of self
• social control
• social networking

Repository record dc:identifier

https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1449

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:opensiuc.lib.siu.edu:dissertations-2453