Dijital Yerli Genç Kimliğinin Çok Katmanlı İnşası: Akışkan Modernite, Algoritmik İktidar ve Dijital Sermaye Perspektifinden Kuramsal Bir Analiz

Abstract

Bu çalışma, dijital yerli genç kuşağın kimlik inşa süreçlerini çok katmanlı bir sosyolojik çerçeve içinde kuramsal olarak analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Dijitalleşmenin yalnızca teknolojik bir dönüşüm değil, aynı zamanda benlik üretimi, aidiyet biçimleri ve güç ilişkileri açısından yapısal bir paradigma değişimi olduğu varsayımından hareket edilmektedir. Çalışmada, yorumlayıcı epistemolojiye dayalı teorik araştırma tasarımı benimsemekte; sembolik etkileşimcilik (Goffman), akışkan modernite ve düşünümsel kimlik (Bauman, Giddens, Beck), ağ toplumu ve algoritmik iktidar (Castells, Foucault, Zuboff) ile dijital sermaye ve sembolik güç (Bourdieu) kuramlarını bütüncül bir analitik çerçevede sentezlemektedir. Bulgular, dijital yerli kimliğinin mikro düzeyde performatif benlik sunumu, mezo düzeyde refleksif ve akışkan kimlik projesi ve makro düzeyde algoritmik yönetişim ile sembolik sermaye mücadeleleri arasındaki diyalektik ilişkide şekillendiğini göstermektedir. Dijital platformlar bir yandan görünürlük, ağ kurma ve öz-ifade imkânları sunarken; diğer yandan gözetim kapitalizmi, veri temelli yönlendirme ve sembolik eşitsizlikler üretmektedir. Sonuç olarak dijital yerli birey, özgürlük ile denetim, ajans ile yapı ve görünürlük ile kırılganlık arasında konumlanan hibrit bir kimlik formu geliştirmektedir. Çalışma, dijital kimlik araştırmalarına çok düzeyli kuramsal bir model önererek literatüre kavramsal katkı sunmaktadır.

Keywords

• Dijital Yerli Gençler
• Dijital Kimlik
• Ağ Toplumu.

The Multilayered Construction of Digital Native Youth Identity: A Theoretical Analysis from the Perspective of Liquid Modernity, Algorithmic Power, and Digital Capital

Abstract

This study aims to theoretically analyze the identity construction processes of the digitally native young generation within a multi-layered sociological framework. It proceeds from the assumption that digitalization is not only a technological transformation but also a structural paradigm shift in terms of self-production, forms of belonging, and power relations. The study adopts a theoretical research design based on interpretive epistemology; synthesizing theories of symbolic interactionism (Goffman), fluid modernity and reflective identity (Bauman, Giddens, Beck), network society and algorithmic power (Castells, Foucault, Zuboff), and digital capital and symbolic power (Bourdieu) within a holistic analytical framework. The findings show that the digitally native identity is shaped by the dialectical relationship between performative self-presentation at the micro level, reflexive and fluid identity projects at the meso level, and algorithmic governance and symbolic capital struggles at the macro level. While digital platforms offer opportunities for visibility, networking, and self-expression; On the other hand, surveillance capitalism produces data-driven manipulation and symbolic inequalities. As a result, the digital native develops a hybrid identity form positioned between freedom and control, agency and structure, and visibility and vulnerability. This study offers a conceptual contribution to the literature by proposing a multi-level theoretical model for digital identity research.

Keywords

• Digital Native Youth
• Digital İdentity
• Network Society.

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