1. ____________ is not a static phenomenon, but it is a subjective experience that involves the active management of ingroup/outgroup boundaries.
a. Ethnicity
b. “Being-in-doing” e.net philosophy
c. Temporal zone dialectics
d. Spatial zone dialectics
2. The aspect of ____________ is reflected by the fact that Leanna has access to the Internet because she is a member of the U.S. middle-class, but Ly, who is from Burma, does not.
a. spatial zone dialectics
b. identity zone dialectics
c. pop culture
d. power
3. The aspect of ____________ is reflected by the fact that Luigi, who lives in a remote village in the Italian Alps, carries a mobile cellular phone that uses the latest hip-hop music for ring tones.
a. spatial zone dialectics
b. identity zone dialectics
c. pop culture
d. power
4. The ___________ identity is a composite identity that is shaped by technology, by popular culture, and by mass consumption.
a. social
b. e.net
c. technological
d. biracial
5. _______________ is (are) conflict(s) that come(s) from two opposing forces that exist at the same time.
a. Globalization
b. Personal commitments
c. Structural commitments
d. Dialectical tensions
6. For the e.net’er, spatial zone dialectics describes the tension between the __________ pole and the ___________ pole.
a. privacy; communal
b. popular culture; tradition
c. personal identity; social identity
d. monotrack; multitrack
7. Lyle spends time on the Internet with chat room friends while at the same time he is using the Internet to listen to music and to pay his bills. He is experiencing which aspect of temporal zone dialectics?
a. Monotrack focus
b. Multitrack focus
c. Identity inclusion
d. Identity alienation
8. The _______________ e.net philosophy means that e.net individuals can fuse enjoyment of the here-and-now moment with doing other task-related activities.
a. monotrack focus
b. “being”
c. “doing”
d. “being-in-doing”
9. E.net’ers can experience ___________ from the real world if they immerse themselves in the Internet.
a. inclusion
b. alienation
c. structural commitment
d. personal commitment
10. Lakota really enjoys feeling like he is alone at the same time he is communicating with individuals across the globe via his computer. This experiencing of opposite tensions reflects what aspect of the e.net identity?
a. Spatial zone dialectics
b. Temporal zone dialectics
c. Identity zone dialectics
d. Globalization dialectics
11. The ethnicity of an individual (via ancestral ties) automatically guarantees group membership.
True
False
12. The e.net identity is a combination of individualism and aspects of U.S. culture.
True
False
13. The e.net identity is partially shaped by popular culture.
True
False
14. Collaborative individualism is a way of spreading individualism to other parts of the world.
True
False
15. The term globalization has both positive and negative implications.
True
False
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