Globalisation And The Digital Social World Flashcards
Feminist perspective: empowerment
BATES
Women can now use digital forms of communication to raise awareness, by reporting cases of sexual harassment and misogyny in public ok specific platforms led to changes in law such as the voyeurism.
Everyday sexism project
Feminist perspective: cyborg identity
HARROWAY
anonymity granted by many forms of digital communication, including virtual communities, allows people to transcend an oppressed identity
Second life game
Gendered cyber hate
JANE
Violent and abusive language and threats against females online has become more prevalent
Joey Barton’s abuse of female sportsperson
Feminist perspective: patriarchal apparatus
TUCHMAN
Growth in pornography websites has led to greater sexual objectification of women
limits women in certain social roles and suggests their achievements as less important than looks
Only fans
Marxist perspective: monopoly of ownership
JENKINS
Digital media is owned and dominated by transnational corporations, sometimes referred to as FAANG and the owners subsequently use these platforms to shape and control the masses, manipulating how people think and behave, encouraging passive acceptance of capitalism.
Facebook, amazon
Marxist perspective: consumer surveillance
COOKIES
companies sell products and services on the internet through the form of cookies so similar products appear on our social media platforms encouraging us to spend more money and increase their profits.
Marxist perspective: Dumb down entertainment
MERTENS & D’HANENS
Social media platforms such as tiktok are a form of entertainment that provides no real threat to capitalism; helps control and occupy the behaviour of the masses
Reality tv shows are another example
Marxist perspectives: Pendulum of power
JOYCE
Use of digital media swings back and forth between protesters and government; those in power do not allow protesters to gain ground using digital media for long
Black Lives Matter movement
Postmodernist perspective: citizen journalism
CASTELLS
Greater democracy now exists due to information flowing horizontally as social media platforms like Twitter have enabled people to share stories, videos and experiences with each other.
People spread news like Southport riots
Postmodernism perspectives: ongoing autobiography
HART
social network platforms allow people to constantly update and reconstruct their identity and present the best version of themselves daily; a record on how people see their lives
Instagram, photoshop
Postmodernism perspective: positive surveillance
FOUCAULT
Social media acts as a form of surveillance to control and regulate behaviour; we are constantly being watched and monitored which reduces crime in contemporary society.
Southport riots police exposed people
Postmodernist perspective: prosumers
RITZER
Through digital communications individuals are no longer simply consumers, but also producers - we create media content as well as consuming it.
Newspaper online
