Self and Social Media

Assignment #2 – Self and Social Media
Week 4
1. What were your total scores for each subscale?
TOTAL SCORE TIME 1 Social Integration subscale: ____28_____
TOTAL SCORE TIME 1 Emotional Connection subscale: __12_______
2. Reflect on who you are based on the results, do you agree or not?
On the basis of the results, I can say that I am a social “media shy” person who prefers to
use social media as a serious business mostly. The scores seem on the higher side in the
social integration subscale, however, they are on the lower side on the emotional
connection subscale. This also gives an idea that I am not addicted to social media and
survive without it very easily on an interpersonal level.

Week 5
3. What social media platforms do you use?
I prefer to use Facebook, WhatsApp group and Linked Inn.
4. For what purpose do you use each platform?
With the help of the Whatsapp group, I am connected with my close friends, relatives, and
family members.
It is a kind of replacement of the regular calling on the phone. Sometimes we use Whatsapp as a
tool for saving the time, a message posted on the wall of a group is for everyone and we don’t
need to post the same message for every person individually.
Facebook is my connection with distance relationships and individuals with whom I share a
semi-personal relationship. With the help of Facebook, I also stay in touch with the latest news
and views. As a social media platform, Facebook allows me to stay in touch with the latest
happenings around me.
My "Linked In" account is meant for professional interactions. Here I maintain a formal profile
and only deals with career and profession-related matters.
Week 7
5. How would you characterize the quality and content of your social media use? To
answer this question, you may want to try referring to some of your posts/shares/etc.
Most of the social media platform gives you this interface where you can register your presence
by liking or disliking the presence of the others (Shanab, 2015). Sometimes I reflect my mood on
certain occasions or happenings that are taking place around me. For instance, on the day of