Social Identity Article

One of the points is this article is that children will learn through online communication once their identification within the group is established. This statement goes along with the older material that we have discussed concerning the fact that people will develop a sense of belonging and will open up and feel free to share in the topics or assignments online. The desire to share information could also be contributed to the fact that everyone will have equality and no one will should feel left out. Once a person is in a group, they tend to take on the identity of the group which can lead to deindividuation. The person will communicate using plural pronouns such as "we" instead of singular pronouns. They identify with the group and somewhat lose themselves along the way. This would be easy for someone to do if she/he feels lonely or don't fit into any off line groups. Online groups gives them the social identity they always wanted so when they finally achieve social status, they totally become part of the group.