Self - Presentation Of Youth Groups In Microblogging

In recent years,the emergence of social media such as Weibo、Wei-channel has changed the traditional way of interpersonal and information communication. In the new media environment,people are becoming more free. Besides receiving a variety of information timely,they also have the right of creating,processing and releasing information.Facing the challenges from other energing media,the amounts of users in Weibo shows a decline trend.But the average number of active users every month is still on the rising. In addition, Weibo actually plays an important role in reporting public events and the degree of its influence.Goffman points out that human-beings are actors in their everyday life in his dramaturgical theory.Then,in Weibo,a more free and diverse stage.how do users present themselves?A related survey shows that youth groups account for a large proportion in Weibo users. Growing with the online media, the youger generation with great enthusiasm in new things and strong speaking appeal has a special way of self-presentation on Weibo.Therefore,this article focuses on the youth and tries to investigate their shows on Weibo.This essay uses the method of questionnaire and depth interview.What is more,according to the Dramaturgical Theory of Goffman,this paper will regard Weibo as the front stage of act.This essay points out that the youth group has four ways of using Weibo:watching,low-degree participating,self-obsessing, positive expressing. There may exist three trends about self-construction:the showing of real self,possible self and ideal self.Overall,the self-presentation of users are changing.From the psychology perspective.there are four aspects concerned the self presentation,thus message recepetion,self expression, interpersonal maintain, recreation.From the society perspective,thus group emotion effects, opinion leaders’guide and policy changes.Indeed, Weibo has some positive impact on the presentation of the youth.However.problems still exist in the open environment.First, as actors, the youth is obsessed with Weibo,which may lead to the reduction of independent thinking;Second,the misunderstanding of the viewers will contribute to the disorders of network and even the emergence of rumors;Third, the groups irrationally participate in public topics which leads to the absence of the public enthusiasm and true meaning.At last,the survey rethink the behaviors on the network.Even we media helps us release stress,we shoudn’t ignore the negative effects and take a rational attitude towards it.