Class Confessions: Restorative Properties in Online Experiences of Socioeconomic Stigma
summary
Analysis of one Elite University Class Confessions Facebook page (≈1,000 posts, 600 comments, top of 37 pages) argues that specific sociotechnical features produce measurable "restorative properties": moderated anonymity plus moderator-run spreadsheets and unique numeric IDs let users make anonymous post, identifiable comment exchanges that actually result in material help (housing offers, coordinated assistance) and let posters express elite-student and low-income identities in tandem; grounded coding and discourse analysis show these features scale visibility without forcing real-name disclosure.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and acknowledgments
- 0:51What are class confessions
- 2:34Class confessions as social-technical system
- 4:25Data collection and analysis methods
- 5:51Restorative property one: Identity expression
- 9:52Restorative property two: Tangible support
- 13:02Restorative property three: Opening perspectives
- 15:30Key implications of restorative properties
- 18:41Conclusion and call to action
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