Identity Reconstruction in Online Survival: Challenges and Thoughts on Youth Political Identity
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https://doi.org/10.61360/BoniCETR252017980306Keywords:
identity reconstruction, youth political identity, challenges, ponderingAbstract
Young groups are at a critical stage of political socialization, and the Internet environment has a significant impact on them. Currently, the deep integration of online pan-entertainmentism and youth subculture has brought about changes in communication characteristics, cognitive transformation and value reconstruction risks, resulting in the triple dilemma of de-systematization of cognitive awareness, de-politicization of emotional connection, and de-centering of value identity in shaping the political identity of young people. Therefore, from the perspective of systematic management, it is necessary to realize cognitive structure through the development of “ light communication” products and “algorithmic politics” matrix, emotional connection through the construction of ceremonial scenes and the improvement of opinion leader mechanism, and value cohesion through the development of IP-based symbols and the establishment of an early-warning mechanism for ideological currents,in order to break the difficulties.
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