Open AccessYouth Identity in the Digital Age
Author(s) -
Vo Huong Nam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asia journal of theology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0218-0812
DOI - 10.54424/ajt.v35i1.4
Subject(s) - discernment , identity (music) , solitude , identity formation , digital media , digital society , social media , sociology , task (project management) , gender studies , psychology , internet privacy , media studies , social psychology , political science , aesthetics , art , engineering , computer science , self concept , theology , law , philosophy , systems engineering , psychiatry
The digital culture has a profound influence on the formation of personal identity among the youth of Gens Y and Z. The networked society has strongly affected the process of forming an “inner identity,” a critical task in the adolescent period. The design of digital social media and apps can enslave youth in the “hive” and take away the solitude and resources needed for them to cultivate their “inner identity.” Therefore, there is a need for institutions such as school, family, and church to reinvent better ways to accommodate youth and engage them with digital media with responsibility and discernment.