อัตลักษณ์ที่สร้างขึ้นบนโฮมเพจของวัยรุ่นไทยที่อาศัยอยู่ในบริบทสังคมไทยและวัยรุ่นไทยที่อาศัยอยู่ในบริบทสังคมอเมริกัน / อรุโณทัย ปันศิริ = The identity constructed on homepage of Thai juvenile in Thailand and in USA / Aruothai Punsiri
"The Identity Constructed on Homepage of Thai Juvenile in Thailand and in USA" is an analytical research. The objectives of this research are to study the identity constructed on homepage of Thai jvenile in Thailand and in USA and to study the internal and external norms of computer-medicated communication. Data was gathered from personal homepage of Thai juvenile in Thailand and in USA on http://www.geocities.com. The contest analysis technique was applied to discover the identity. Besides, field observation and questionnaires were employed to study the internal and external norms of computer-mediated communication. The findings indicate that the sexual identity of Thai Juvenile in Thailand and in USA is identical. Their hobbies are surfing on the internet, web design and computer programming. They are interested in the internationalization and modernization, major in computer, emphasize their family, love and friends. However, the internal and external norms of computer-mediated communication are different. For the internal norms, they prefer to reveal their positive information to others in order to reflect their positive identity such as decency, naivete, goodness, friendship and trust. Furthermore, they use English to communicate each other via e-mail. The language is informal and shortened. The research result implies that the computer-mediated communication is a virtual community that includes the particular norms and does exist.
