From Sharing Life to Shaping Online Image

Analysis of Wechat Moment Based on Goffman’s Drama Theory

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220504.448How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Wechat moment; Goffman; Female; Self-presentation

Abstract

The new media environment provides us with a new way to communicate, interact and show ourselves. Similarly, people begin to discover and display more diverse selves on new media social platforms. Wechat moment is such a social media, which is widely used in Chinese groups in China and the world, and is also accepted by many countries in the world. Different user groups have constructed different online images at Wechat moment time. This paper mainly uses qualitative research methods and takes Wechat moment as a specific case. After analyzing the basic functions and characteristics of Wechat moment, this paper mainly uses Goffman’s drama theory to analyze the differences and commonality of self-display of youth groups on social platforms. This paper holds that the social platform itself is a social circle of acquaintances based on real society. Its strong interpersonal relationship and unique characteristics of high social pressure make individuals more inclined to the “frontier” in Goffman’s “drama theory” in their daily life. People continue to show themselves on Wechat moment to meet the imagination of the audience and the expectations of the society. This paper will provide a new case for social media research.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rongpei Shi
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/06/01
TI  - From Sharing Life to Shaping Online Image
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2479
EP  - 2483
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220504.448
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.448
ID  - Shi2022
ER  -