Online Identity and Egyptian Youth

Exploring Construction Processes

Bibliographic Data

ID21990243
AuthorsHanan Ezzat (0000-0002-2120-3507, Institut des langues et cultures d'Europe, Amérique, Afrique, Asie et Australie, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume46
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueILCEA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2101-0609 • E-ISSN: 2101-0609
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/ilcea.13947
OpenAlexW4214922884
LanguageEN
References cited37

This qualitative study, conducted against the backdrop of Egypt, maps the different processes Egyptian youth use to construct their online identity. The Egyptian society is patriarchal, keenly religious and conservative and youth represent 40 per cent of the population. They are a very important group in society as there are many expectations of them as catalysts of change given their previous role in the Arab Spring. Youth employ a number of processes to construct their online identity including co-construction, selection and use of photographs and sharing content. Building on Goffman’s dramaturgical approach and Leary’s self-presentation tactics, the study looks closer at the online identity construction processes of eighteen Egyptian youth fans of social media influencers and how being a fan manifests itself in online identity presentation. The research questions are addressed through semi-structured interviews. The analysis revealed the various processes fans undertook, highlighted gender differences within some of the construction processes and identified processes which are unique to this part of the world

Aesthetics · Art · Influencer marketing · Management · Media studies · Population · Social constructionism · Social group · Social identity theory · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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