SOC100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Compost, Cybercrime, Intentional Community

• School: UTSG
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC100H1
• Professor: Lorne Tepperman

Document Summary

Context dependent personality: trait expression is, in part, based on situational cues and environmental factors, rather than being completely stable across all social contexts. E-personalities can be less restrained, and can lead to cyberbullying etc weaker online conscience. Psychopathy: a personality construct made up of traits that emphasize maintaining power and control over others. Males have higher scores, as do younger individuals and those with more online skills. Positive relationship between cuber-psychopathy scores and one"s tendency to engage in online misconduct. Cyberspace is another platform for self reflection & self maintenance, which results in virtual identities & personalities that can differ from the real world. Context-dependent personality trait expression is based on situational cues & environmental factors; shifts in personality traits when online are very common, reduced shyness over the internet. Dark e-personality expressions of psychopathy on the internet for this study. Hypermasculinity: exaggeration of male stereotypical behaviour such as physical.