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| Autor/inn/en | Okonji, Patrick; Aryal, Kamal |
|---|---|
| Titel | Visually Impaired Older People's Construction of Real Identities via Online Self-Disclosure |
| Quelle | In: Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 10 (2016) 4, S.257-270 (14 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 1935-3308 |
| Schlagwörter | Older Adults; Visual Impairments; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Computer Mediated Communication; Interpersonal Relationship; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Identification (Psychology); Foreign Countries; Self Esteem; United Kingdom (England) |
| Abstract | As older people are increasingly involved in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC), there are concerns about staying connected. In building and maintaining relationships online, self-disclosure and identity presentation are key social functions. Studying the perceived relevance and dynamics of online-enabled identity formation among older people with disabilities may challenge normative social and cultural values on disabilities. This study explored the engagement of visually impaired older people with CMC for socialization, and how they construct their real identities, promoting psychosocial positive adaptation to vision disability. The study employed tools of ethnography: observations in an internet café specifically for visually impaired people and semi-structured interviews with 20 visually impaired older adults between the ages of 60-87 years. Findings show the perceived benefits of CMC for identity construction for this group, and also how through CMC, participants defined identity on their terms, shifting from 'dis'abilities to abilities. The study concludes that CMC may challenge negative, exclusionary stereotypes about living with vision impairment, and asserting positive citizenship. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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