Understanding Digital Identity Formation.docx SYG4119CBE Understanding Digital Identit

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Understanding Digital Identity Formation.docx SYG4119CBE Understanding Digital Identity Formation Rasmussen College Course: SYG4119CBE Understanding Digital Identity Formation Identity expansi... on is the formulation of an individuals unique characteristics, interests, roles, and values. There are countless theories of identity expansion, both in sociology and psychology. Understanding these different theories will help to explain how technology and digital forums can subsidize our identity formation. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, believed that the psyche was composed of three different parts. These parts are the id, ego, and superego. The id is the primeval, unfiltered desire of instantaneous gratification, and we want what we want now. The ego advances from the id thru infancy. The egos goal is to mollify the difficulties of the id in an innocuous and socially suitable way. Mature adulthood is known as the conf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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