Who to be?: Generations X and Y in civil society online

Yerbury, H

Who to be?: Generations X and Y in civil society online

Yerbury, H

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Youth Studies Australia, 2010, 29 (2), pp. 25 - 32
Issue Date:: 2010-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Yerbury, H https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1525-3268	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Youth Studies Australia, 2010, 29 (2), pp. 25 - 32	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1038-2569	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/15919
dc.description.abstract	An ethnographic study of members of generations X and Y which explored participants' perspectives on the creation and understanding of identity, found that young people have a strong sense of self, and value authenticity in themselves and others while recognising that it is possible to create multiple identities. Information and communication technologies were seen to both support and threaten their sense of self. Participants approached the question of 'who to be' in many ways, each of which revealed tensions between the freedom to create one's own identity and the desire for authenticity, and between the need for a sense of security and recognition of the possibility of experimenting with something challenging or different.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Youth Studies Australia	en_US
dc.title	Who to be?: Generations X and Y in civil society online	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	29	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/IKM and Digital Studies Program
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	29	en_US

Abstract:

An ethnographic study of members of generations X and Y which explored participants' perspectives on the creation and understanding of identity, found that young people have a strong sense of self, and value authenticity in themselves and others while recognising that it is possible to create multiple identities. Information and communication technologies were seen to both support and threaten their sense of self. Participants approached the question of 'who to be' in many ways, each of which revealed tensions between the freedom to create one's own identity and the desire for authenticity, and between the need for a sense of security and recognition of the possibility of experimenting with something challenging or different.

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