discussions

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DIVERSITY CONSCIOUSNESS

Social Networking

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Learning Outcomes

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What is Social Networking?

• A process
• Nodes and ties
• Online and face-to-face

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Online and Face-to-face Networking

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The Social Context of Networking

• Strong and Weak Ties
• Strength of weak ties (Granovetter)
• Degree and degrees of separation
• Trust
• Trilogy of trust

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Changing Dynamics of Social Networking

• Digital Natives

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Changing Dynamics of Social Networking

• The Global Reach of Social Networking

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• The Global Reach of Social Networking

Changing Dynamics of Social Networking

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Diversity Consciousness and Online Social Networking

• Awareness and understanding

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• Global connections

Diversity Consciousness and Online Social Networking

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• Skills
• Assuming Diversity
• Seeking Diversity
• Leveraging Diversity

Diversity Consciousness and Online Social Networking

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Expanding the Diversity of Online
Social Networks

• Maximizing Social Capital
• Bridging and Bonding
• Education and Diverse Networks

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Key Diversity Issues in Online
Social Networking

• Identity Tourism
• Digital Divides
• Age
• Gender
• Race/ethnicity
• Social class
• Disability
• Global Digital Divides

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• Microinsults, microassaults, and microinvalidations
• Cyberbullying
• Default whiteness
• Impact of online microaggressions
• Coping strategies

Online Microaggressions

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Benefits of Diverse Social Networks

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• Cross-cultural Collaboration
• Diversity Discussions
• The Wisdom of Crowds
• Resource Sharing
• Collective Action and Social Change
• Personal Empowerment

Benefits of Diverse Social Networks

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Case Studies

• Ligua
• Mary
• Michael