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DOI: 10.5593/sgemsocial2016HB
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ORGANIZERS
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Prof. DSc Illia Todev, Bulgaria
Prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Hroch, CSc., Czech Republic
Prof. DSc Lozanka Peicheva, Bulgaria
Prof Lamprinoudakis Vassilis, Greece
Prof. DSc Nina Atanassova, Bulgaria
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INFLUENCED THE FORMATION OF CORPORATE IDENTITY OF
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Section Philosophy
ABSTRACT
Globalization trends leading to an intensification in migration
processes and intercultural interaction. They are influenced by information society
technologies, which guide interpersonal and intercultural communication through the
virtual information space. The study of the socio-cultural specificity of the functioning
of social networks as a new paradigm of social community and their impact on the
transformation of the social structure has been initiated by new social practices and
normative orientations
ns and possibilities of social control over them. The effectiveness of
the communication network as a universal sociocultural mechanism is the result of the
coming into existence and functioning of culture in relation to social parameters. The
use of information
mation and communication technologies makes bridging intercultural
boundaries much easier. As the overall number of Internet users has increased, so has
not only the social
ocial significance of the networks,
networks, but also the numerous problems
associated with personal self-identification
identification in these communities, social practices,
normative values and possibilities of social control over them. In these circumstances,
the model of cultural identification
dentification and self-identification
self--identification is not just transforming, but
self
there are also new trends outlining themselves in the representation of the "cultural
core". From here one can identify the major trends for development of cultural
differentiation processes and for overcoming cultural boundaries
b in virtual space, which
can both lead to intercultural dialogue and to the destruction of the "cultural kernel".
Keywords:: intercultural dialogue, cultural space, cyberspace, virtual space,
interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, cultural identification,
online communication
INTRODUCTION
in the nature of virtual social networking communities is determined by the fact that as
the number of Internet users has grown, this resulted not only in the growth of
significance of social networking sites, but it also revealed a great number of problems
related to personal self-identification in Internet communities, social and cultural values
and the possibilities of social control over them. In these circumstances, the model of
cultural identification and self-identification is not just transforming, but there are also
new trends outlining themselves in the representation of the "cultural kernel ". Among
others: an intentional aggressive influence from the part of other cultures (or
subcultures) in order to attract new adherents to their ranks, with all its destructive
influence on local cultures (preservation and cultural code transmission); consolidation
of members of a certain local culture who are away from its cultural area for different
reasons (e.g. migration); activation of protection mechanisms in cultural cyberspace
(protective belt of the kernel
other cultures (on behalf of SNS users as well as social media moderators).
The cultural landscape of social media with a collectivist culture has always been
demarcated in a fairly stable way in its historical development and can be defined as a
territory, and the ethnic groups inhabiting it with a significant cultural tradition, and,
likewise, the interaction of different sociocultural conglomerates at the outer limits of
their zones of contact. As a rule, in these circumstances there are two main ways
through which intercultural dialogue and reciprocal infiltration came into being. On the
one hand, through trade relations, in which there cultural landscape inclusions took
place (foreign cultural field): for example, Greek and Genoese colonies along the shores
of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; Numerous Jewish neighborhoods scattered
among the major trading cities in Europe and Asia Minor; the German settlement in
Moscow, etc. The presence of these cultural fields revealed the universalia in the
existence of boundaries in culture, which, defined both a diverse cultural landscape, and
likewise became an instrument of cultural identity, for division between "us" and
"them"[2]. At the same time the cultural self-identification of man has always been
defined (and is still defined) by a collective identification, significantly surpassing any
individual human behavior patterns [3]. On the other hand, the impact of individualist
(Western) culture on other cultures, as a rule, followed an aggressive and subjugating
path: for example, the destruction of the "foreign" culture through the destruction and
enslavement of the ethnic groups in America during its colonization; the Crusades,
which "democracy and universal
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values"; forced conversion to the Christian Catholic faith, which was combined with
military and economic expansion of Western civilization, etc. These processes taking
place in cultural border dialogue, but rather to destruction
and, in the end, this resulted in the destruction or suppression of local cultures.
In the context of the information age, in addition to the real life cultural boundaries
determined by sociocultural, religious and ethnic differences, there are also appearing
online virtual boundaries, generated by the information and communication
technologies and network communications. The transboundary character of information
society technologies is further enforced as the interaction and interpenetration of
cultures does not take place within the real-life boundaries of the cultural landscape, but
in the cultural fields generated by the new virtual reality.. Typical representatives
representatives of
these fields are Web 2.0 paradigm technologies:: a variety of online communities,
mainly in the form of social networks; collective creativity information and interaction
spaces (e.g. Wikipedia, etc.). In the context of the development of a global information
society, intercultural communication in the virtual information space leads to the
formation of "transculture"" as a mix of different cultures without loss of cultural iden
identity
[4].
CULTURAL (SELF)IDENTIFICATION IN THE VIRTUAL
COMMUNICATION SPACE
The research interest to the issues of virtual network communities resides in the fact that
with the rising number of Internet users not only the social importance of networks has
increased,, but also numerous problems have become apparent with relation to personal
self-identification
identification in these communities, social practices, normative values and
possibilities of social control over them. On the one hand, the Internet communities are
an extension and a new dimension of traditionally formed structurestructures of sociocultural
particu sociocultural
life, and on the other, they represent a particular socio space, understood as a
specific spatio-temporal
temporal continuity, which is the result of the genesis and functioning of
culture in relation to social parameters [[5], and in which a new characteristic of
everyday life is developing.
developing.
The philosophical aspect to this issue clearly raises the problem of change of the subject
of social and cultural interaction in new social conditions. The problem of studying the
sociocultural specifics of the role and place of social networks in the communicative
space of contemporary society is determined by the fact that networks have emerged as
a new level of being. They turned into some kind of global coordination center of social
ties, based on new ways of modeling objective reality. They regulate communication
processes in social systems to meet personal and group communication needs. The
relevance of the study of the sociocultural specificity of social networks is determined
by the problems of intercultural relations as well. On the one hand, the social processes
of the information culture create new opportunities, types and forms of communication
between representatives of different cultures. On the other hand, they demonstrate their
potential destructiveness.
The openness of the virtual information space and the relative ease of getting access to
it generate entropic processes, leading to a blurring of cultural boundaries in virtual
online communities. This has the effect of a person instantly breaking free from the
context of his local culture, his cultural field. When a person finds himself in the virtual
Section Philosophy
information space under (often quite active) influence of a "foreign" culture, this person
will involuntarily start up processes aimed at the destruction of cultural self-
identification, leading to a shift towards other sociocultural settings. Usually this person
does not become "one of them" in this "foreign" culture, as determined by his physical
presence within the boundaries of "his" culture, but he can be cut out from it (which
leads to alienation and isolation). This, in its turn, can lead to the appearance of
boundaries between personal culture and collective culture.
We can observe illustrations of this in the collision of cultures, caused by the powerful
migration processes that have gripped Europe. Under pressure of an aggressive
collectivist Islamist-oriented mentality, on the one hand, representatives of the
individualist Western culture are beginning to lose their cultural self-identity (tolerant
"citizen of the world", grown up with so-called "universal values") and start indulging
in displaying certain moral patterns of this "foreign" culture. In extreme cases this
moves towards cultural (and often ideological) dependence some kind of "transition"
to the other culture: for example, the infusion of persons of non-Arab nationality in
terrorist organizations (ISIS - Islamic State, etc.).
In these processes, as a rule, reformatting at the mental and cultural level starts with
intercultural communication in social networks and other information resources on the
Internet. On the other hand, the same collision of cultures lead as well to the
mobilization of a part of European society, to its collective cultural self-identification, in
which nationalist movements begin to function as a protective belt to the "cultural core",
protecting it from the damaging effects of foreign cultural fields. Here as well the social
networks of the information society are used as a powerful tool for this consolidation,
through which public opinion is formed and preservation and transmission of the
cultural code take place.
One of the main trends of the modern globalized world is Westernization. The virtual
information space is one of its most powerful channels of distribution, as it is one of the
most popular, affordable and dynamic among mass media. Elements of Western culture
can easily penetrate through cultural frontiers and become embedded in local cultural
contexts, without affecting the deeper layers of those local cultures [6].
destroy the "cultural core", though these alien cultural fields have an overall negative
impact on local cultures, transforming identification markers.
It should also be underlined that virtual communication in the information space of the
information society can be used not only by self-organized communities, but also by
certain groups (social or anti-social) in order to achieve certain objectives, i.e. cultural
and mental manipulation of people takes place through the formation of specific
sociocultural settings, and this, in its turn, can be used in the wider society to organize
color
oriented information resources (including blogs) form a powerful tool of social
engineering - the formation of a "smart mob" [7], is a weapon to conduct hybrid wars, in
which victory on the battlefield for human minds is often achieved when network
resources are available and in the absence of censorship on the Internet.
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The virtual information space plays a significant role in all these processes. By using
people, who mentally and culturally identify themselves as members of Russian culture
-called
(http://voicesevas.ru)
CONCLUSION
Network communication as a universal socio-cultural mechanism, as a result of the
genesis and functioning of culture in relation to social parameters, determines the
current stage of societal development. This can be defined as an information &
communication society, and cyberspace is a universal place for communication. On the
one hand, the Internet community network is a continuation and a new dimension of
traditional sociocultural structures. On the other hand they represent a particular
sociocultural space: by transforming the existing social reality a new aspect to everyday
life develops. In other words, a new sociocultural space is being modeled as an
objective
bjective reality, in which social, cultural and communicative practices manifest
themselves in a transparent way. One special feature when entering in a cultural field
through a virtual information space is its temporality. It is determined by the duration of
the communication session. It can also identify the temporality of cultural self-
identification, the possibility to "leave" an "alien" culture. But a multiple virtual
crossing of cultural boundaries can also create a stable association with a "foreign"
culture and lead to leaving the "own" culture. But this session-based "immersion"
allows people to attain a state of "multiculturalism", visiting different cultural worlds.
The reality of the information society creates fundamentally new forms and types of
human interaction. If these were simply extrapolated from the virtual world to
traditional schemes and laws they would cause mistrust. Internet technology is not just a
tool to use. It involves processes that should be further developed.
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