Individuation in the era of social media
Individuation in the era of social media
Author(s): Byron GaistSubject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: social media; self-image; postmodern; individuation; personality integration; depth psychology; internet; FOMO; echo chamber; Facebook; Twitter
Summary/Abstract: How has the virtual reality of social media impacted our self-image? Has increased communication and possibilities for public self-expression brought us closer to ourselves and others? This paper proposes to examine the negotiation of intersectional postmodern social identity via a brief examination of the functions of social media, in the framework of individuation and personality integration. The historical role of tradition and modernity / postmodernity / metamodernity is explored; suggestions are offered for the creative use of social media as an instrument of self-expression, and the future of individuation in the era of social media is discussed from a depth psychological perspective.
Journal: Fabrica Societatis
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 154-163
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English