Exploring Digital Deviance: An Infographic Analysis
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Assessments Content
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Scenario
In today’s digital age, the landscape of deviance is evolving rapidly alongside the proliferation of digital technologies and online platforms. Samantha, a social media enthusiast, regularly posts on TikTok, crafting an identity shaped by her followers’ interests and expectations, which sometimes diverges from her offline persona. Similarly, her brother Nate engages in digital slang and abbreviations in text messages, creating a digital communication style distinct from his parents, Ross and Kristina, who are adapting to trends by incorporating emojis into their emails and texts. Additionally, Samantha’s friend Alex adopts digital anonymity to criticize celebrities on Instagram, an action he wouldn’t undertake in offline interactions.
Instructions
Your task is to create an infographic that delves into various forms of deviance prevalent in today’s society, particularly within the digital realm. Focus on the following categories of deviance:
· Cyber Deviance: Explore phenomena such as cyberbullying, online harassment, hacking, online fraud, and other forms of digital misconduct. Provide data and statistics to support your analysis.
· Social Media and Deviance: Examine how social media platforms have become vehicles for impression management, deviating from traditional forms of communication and behavior. Highlight the gaps created by this shift.
· Digital Activism and Hacktivism: Analyze individuals and groups engaging in online activities to promote political or social causes. Provide historical context and relevant facts to enrich your analysis.
· Online Communities and Subcultures: Identify subcultures within online communities that embrace unconventional norms and values, challenging mainstream societal expectations.
· Digital Surveillance and Control: Explore issues surrounding privacy, data breaches, and digital surveillance practices. Offer detailed statistics and facts to illustrate the extent of these issues.
Important: Before starting, be sure to review this assignment’s rubric as it will help you narrow the scope of your work.
Submission
Once you have created an infographic covering each of the aforementioned deviances and more, submit it via the designated drop box.
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Rubric Details
Maximum Score
50 points
· Forms of Digital Misconduct
10 possible points (20%)
Mastery
Cyberbullying, online harassment, hacking, online fraud, and various forms of digital misconduct have been explained with data and facts.
10
Proficiency
Cyberbullying, online harassment, hacking, online fraud, and various forms of digital misconduct have been explained with limited data and facts.
8
Competence
Cyberbullying, online harassment, hacking, online fraud, and various forms of digital misconduct has been explained with no facts and data.
7
Emerging
Not all the cyber deviances have been explained with no facts and data.
5
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· Social Media and Deviance
10 possible points (20%)
Mastery
Detailed facts on how social media has become a form of impression management which deviates from traditional forms creating gaps.
10
Proficiency
Explanation on how social media has become a form of impression management which deviates from traditional forms creating gaps.
8
Competence
Explanation on how social media has become a form of impression management which deviates from traditional forms not fully explaining the gaps.
7
Emerging
Lacks depth and understanding on how social media has become a form of impression management which deviates from traditional forms creating gaps.
5
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· Digital Activism and Hacktivism
10 possible points (20%)
Mastery
Effectively analyzing Individuals and groups engaging in online activities to promote political or social causes with detailed facts from the history.
10
Proficiency
Analyzing Individuals and groups engaging in online activities to promote political or social causes with detailed facts from the history.
8
Competence
Analyzing Individuals and groups engaging in online activities to promote political or social causes with detailed facts missing from the history.
7
Emerging
Not analyzing Individuals and groups engaging in online activities to promote political or social causes with detailed facts from the history missing altogether.
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· Online Communities and Subcultures
10 possible points (20%)
Mastery
Identifying more than two subcultures that embrace unconventional norms and values. challenging mainstream society.
10
Proficiency
Identifying less than two subcultures that embrace unconventional norms and values. challenging mainstream society
8
Competence
Able to Identify anyone subcultures that embrace unconventional norms and values. challenging mainstream society
7
Emerging
Not able to Identify any subcultures that embrace unconventional norms and values. challenging mainstream society
5
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· Digital Surveillance and Control
10 possible points (20%)
Mastery
Detailed statistics and facts on Issues of privacy, data breaches.
10
Proficiency
Statistics and facts on Issues of privacy, data breaches.
8
Competence
Statistics and facts on Issues of privacy, data breaches are not clear.
7
Emerging
Statistics and facts on Issues of privacy, data breaches are missing.
5
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