Digital communication: Negative effects on gender

Question 1

Stereotype studies

Answer 1

Billington
Ferguson
Easthrope

Question 2

Li and Kirup
Gender differences in? (4)
between what two groups?
Findings- group? more likely to use (2) more likely to play?
More likely to be? (skill)
What is a male activity and skill?

Answer 2

Differences in internet experience, attitudes, usage, and self confidence between Chinese and British students
Findings
Both British and Chinese males were more likely than women to use email, chatrooms and play computer games. They were also more likely to be confident in their computer skills and express their opinion, using computers is a male activity and skill

Question 3

Arlaccki
Globalization leads to?
What can digital communication reproduce?
How?

Answer 3

Globalization leads to organized exploitation as digital communication can help reproduce patriarchy resulting in the global exploration of women.

• Images/ objectification of women
• Erotising male violence against women
• Bride trafficking

Question 4

Positive effects
Haraway
What should women be included in? what does this allow?
imahe of? definition? helps with?
why?

Answer 4

Women should be included in technological advances rather than being reduced to the constraints of what a woman ‘should’ be.
Dicusses the image of a cyborg (part machine, part human) allows women to feel empowered as they are able to recontruct their identities rather than conform to patriarchal ideas