identity

Blog 5

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Social networks have helped identities develop worldwide. We can find meanings for certain cultures and gain further knowledge on cultural backgrounds. The good thing about social network is that people of different ethnic backgrounds can express their culture and ways of life via their personal pages and it allows others to understand their culture. Within the reading from week seven it stated “during the migration an identity develops and is based on the feeling of sharing a common origin. This feeling of belonging to a same group makes up a collective identity of ethnic nature in a sense given by Max Weber”. I found that very intriguing, only because when you think about it social networks have helped develop an understanding of different cultures creating a harmonic world, but however there are those few people whom criticize and are known for being racist towards other cultures. Within the abstract of the article on collective identity and social movement it states that sociologists have been trying to fill gaps in mobilization and political process and impacts on social movements. As well as that impacts ethnic groups make on society.  Over the years immigration has been a very controversial topic within society. At the moment there is a massive amount of groups within Australia that are highly against the thousands of refugees whom are welcomed here. The only reason people are against this is because it will interrupt the economies standing. It’s hard for people to find jobs and now it’ll be even harder. I bet you are wondering what has this got to do with social networks helping ethnic identities? Well due to the situation it can make people change their views on others and by posting inappropriate pictures or statuses regarding ethnic groups can and will make a massive impact on social media.

Polletta. F. collective identity and social movements. [E book]. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/2678623?seq=1#page_thumbnails_tab_contents

 

Emmanuel Ma Mung (unknown). Comparative European research in migration, diversity and identities. [Class reading]. Retrieved from http://jcu.edu.au