Globalisation

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What is globalization and why is it so hard to define?

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Globalization is the advancement in technology which leads to a more connected world, it is hard to define because it is based upon many social, economic and cultural /political aspects

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Awa Tribe

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A community which has been destroyed due to globalization, the spread of corporations, has led to a competition of land and destroy many habitats in rainforest

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McLuhan

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Global Village, because of breaking down of social barriers

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John Oliver Data brokers

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Targeted ads, personal info and the sell for other people, life 360 sells location data

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Big Data

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Cambridge Analytica, reveals patterns and behaviors of Facebook users so could target ads for political parties

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Castells

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Global Network society, that power has been delocalized, that ordinary people now hoe power, examples such as the Arab Spring, but a negative is that older and more uneducated people become disadvantaged because of the reliance in technology

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Bagdikian

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That we are controlled by media Moguels such as Rupert Murdock, who control the media and exploit people watching- creates FCC

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Cornford and Roberts

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The fact that those who own greater control have a greater impact on our lives

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Cochran

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Woman have used digital communication to ban page 3

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Haraway

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The idea woman now bases their identities but no longer off patriarchal norms

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Nakamura

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A greater presence of ethnic minority identities online

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Hughes

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Patriarchal ideology is more easily spread, big companies are owned by men. Elon Musk owns twitter

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Arlacci

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Former leader of the UN says that the impacts of globalization are not prioritized enough

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Colins-

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To understand chains of reactions between people on social media

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Bjourkland

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People keep autobiographies online, can be continuously manipulated and updated, identities can be created online and offline now

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Hart

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-Rewrite and write autobiographies.
-Online and Offline identities
-Social Networks
-Events on Facebook are culturally unique

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Case

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-Second self online
-Harder for adolescence
-Maintain second self as well as online self
-Harder to erase online footprints

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Elliot

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Has a pessimistic view on social media, as it is ‘problematic’

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Foucault

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As a form of surveillance, if you are being watched, less likely to commit a crime

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Elision

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People can hide their real identities on online chatrooms and adopt multiple identities

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.Turkle

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As young people are more interested in how they are seen online. They have become tethered to their devices, constantly need to check messages

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Boyle

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There has been a digital divide between generations because of digital communication, young people are reliant and old people are not, less responsibilities and more free time

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Berry

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Old people are simply not interested and lack skills online, more significant than the material factors
More on finerday

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Chopik

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Found that the internet can enrich lives of old people- help their connections

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Cotton

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The elderly acknowledge that the internet is important in keeping rich and maintaining relationships

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Carter

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That elderly people can become marginalized, digital literacy is not universal amongst the elderly.

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Friedmen

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Elderly, no longer seen as ‘wise’ like in the past, struggle to access information.

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Shirkly

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The internet gives young people a voice for example Gretta Thunberg

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Granovetta

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• The amount of time people spend together
  -Emotional intimacy
  -Intimacy
  -The degree of reciprocity
  Weak ties are more important than strong ties

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Kraut

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offline relationships are stronger than online

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Miller and Clayton

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Miller argues that Facebook, can make or break relationships. Clayton points this out about twitter- twitter conflicts between former and current partners caused tention

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Feld

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A person uses social networks to evaluate both themselves and others. How people make friends and how much friends they have

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Gardener and Davis

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Maintain online relationships despite geographical distances, cummings found this through instant messenger

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Van Dijk

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Online relationships create social capital

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Boyd

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Helps children make a transition into adulthood

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Snow and Grant

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A study which found that internet use decreases loneliness

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Mertens and D’Haenes

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Brussels- lower social class had a lower internet use

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Boellstoff

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Disabled users on second life can now adopt identities which are denied in the real world