There are four individual-environmental links that are described in the Brunswikian Lens Model. The first one, self-directed identity claims, is information that one puts up that provides information about oneself that represents you and is information your friends will understand. For example, my sister is married to one of her camp friends who lives in a different state. This shows her sense of humor of being married to a friend, as well as shows her connection to friends outside of her highschool/immediate social network. To all her camp friends they know who her friend is and they will understand their close relationship and why they are married on facebook. This also helps to show her extraversion, because it shows that my sister is outgoing and has connections to other people, mainly a good friend who wants to be married to her on facebook. She also has many quotes listed that are inside jokes and only her immediate friends would understand. For example, I have no idea why the quote “"is that a wall?" -"yes it is."” However, her friends probably understand it and laugh hysterically every time they read it. These inside jokes also serve to show her extraversion because she has friends who understand them
She also has posted many other-directed identity claims, which is information she has put up to inform others about herself. For example, her about me reads “short. brunettte. vegetarian. dr.pepper♥stuffing<3.
There is a picture of her in her camp bunk before she and her friends are going to play color war. There are also many “graffiti” drawings on her wall that basically all read some variation of “I LOVE YOU JULZI!” that her friends have left her.
This shows that she is extraverted, as well as agreeable, and some of them mention activities they have done, implying activities that my sister has done outside of facebook.
From all these analyzations, it appears that my sister is very conscientious of providing an image of herself as being popular and having lots of friends. With all the comments on her wall and graffiti drawings from her friends claiming their love for her, and her exclamations of love for her friends (especially Vicki..) it can be seen that she is extraverted and agreeable, while also a bit neurotic about showing her “popularity.” While I have learned a lot about my sister through facebook stalking her, I think I should spend more time with her one on one. After all, she is obviously so loveable, as all her friends repeatedly point out.
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I think you did a great job of using the Brunswikian Lens Model in analyzing your sister’s facebook profile. You came up with good examples of identity claims and behavioral residue. While I thought it would be difficult to find examples of behavioral residue, I think you used clear examples and connected them to the portrayal of your sister’s personality. Also, the pictures you put on your blog helped emphasize the points you made and gave the reader a good visual. Because your sister seems to put a lot of information on her profile, was it easier to find the identity claims and behavioral residue? Do you think it might be harder if someone’s profile did not have as much information?
Hi Alison!
I think you gave a great, in-depth and interesting analysis of your sister's profile! I find it very funny (yet typical of an early high schooler) that your sister chose to include so much information about her friends, virtually in all the four individual-environmental links in the Brunswikian model. Many users of Facebook find it necessary to display their extraversion through self and other directed identity claims, as well as interior and exterior behavioral residue. I think it's part of our culture to put a profile of our best selves: pictures of us in our best light, interests that make us seem like interesting and fun people, and wall posts written by other people to convince viewers of our profile how great we are. Your sister's profile definitely puts a compelling case of why she is friendly, outgoing and fun to hang out with. I think especially at that transition to high school, kids that age feel obligated to let others know their positive personality attibutes.
I know you don't know her as well as you'd like (which is understandable, seeing as you're rarely at home), but I wonder if you think her profile is accurate based on what you do know of her. Is the Brunswikian model correct? Even though you're not one of her peers,you might know her better as her sister. Is she "weiiird", fun, and outgoing in your family dynamics?
I know that in my older sister's profile she comes off as being less uptight and friendlier than she is in reality (or at least based on how I know her as a sister). However, the manner in which she acts towards me may be different than the manner she acts towards her friends (which is who her profile is directed at), so her Facebook profile may indeed be an accurate profile of herself around her friends in FtF.
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