Globalisation & Digital World

Question 1

Castells

Answer 1

knowledge from many to many rather from few in power

Question 2

Cornford and Robins

Answer 2

continued dominance of capitalist ideology, power in hands of few

Question 3

Jugenson

Answer 3

when atoms meet, people together more powerful, social media manufactures dissent not consent

Question 4

Seabrook

Answer 4

West killing local cultures through internet

Question 5

Bagdikian

Answer 5

new media monopoly, prey to interests of large corps, convergence between media and telecommunications lessens independence

Question 6

Snowden

Answer 6

surveillance violating human rights

Question 7

Chittal

Answer 7

hashtag feminism

Question 8

Haraway

Answer 8

as cyborgs women transcend traditional constructions of gender, however others argue why should have to hide femininity online

Question 9

Demos

Answer 9

aggressive and misogynistic tweets, more than 200,00 worldwide in 3 weeks

Question 10

Kramrae

Answer 10

constructed and controlled by men despite women using it just as much, way organised and descriptions masculine, muted voice

Question 11

Nakamura

Answer 11

women increased presence, support networks where previously unable acesss

Question 12

Arlaccki

Answer 12

exploitation most undesirable consequence of globalisation

Question 13

Social Justice

Answer 13

modern slavery, exploited sex industry, forced labour, domestic servitude and criminal activity, also problem for men as 40%

Question 14

Hughes

Answer 14

patriarchal ideology exert control through internet, sexual exploitation, bride trafficking, sex tourism, live sex shows

Question 15

Chochrane

Answer 15

fourth wave feminism, technology gives voice, mums net survey 59% feminist, girl guides activism badge

Question 16

Bjorklund

Answer 16

ongoing autobiography, record of how see life

Question 17

Hart

Answer 17

traditional view facebook trivial or superficial, actually culturally significant

Question 18

Collins

Answer 18

construct identity through social networks, how people see world around them

Question 19

Case adolescences

Answer 19

2 adolescences, online and offline, harder to remove mistakes

Question 20

Elliot

Answer 20

fragmented nature of identity from social media

Question 21

Baudrilard

Answer 21

hyperreality constructed by media replacing actual reality, constantly reproduce indemnities but lose original basis, no substance or depth, intensity of feeling lost, move between vast amounts of info don’t take in or engage emotionally

Question 22

Foucalt

Answer 22

constant surveillance and control become normalised and accepted

Question 23

Case

Answer 23

we are cyborgs as dependent on technology, way interact with tech defines identity

Question 24

Dijk

Answer 24

identity social product constructed by members of social networks for consumption in return for admiration and social approval

Question 25

Turkle

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social networks free people from burdens of physical identities, allow present better versions of selves

Question 26

Garside

Answer 26

younger generations shaping digital communication

Question 27

Boyle

Answer 27

successive generation greater reliance on digital communication, generation divide, young more receptive to learning new skills demanded by new tech

Question 28

Berry

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lack of skills, lack of interest and psychological barriers mean old do not use as much as young

Question 29

Prensky

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young people digital natives as internet natural environment fully integrated

Question 30

Gardner and Davis

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young people most frequent users social media, great deal of care in how present self online

Question 31

Mertens and D’Haenens

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digital divide, brussels lower class lower internet use and focus on entertainment rather than knowledge

Question 32

Helsper

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digital comms dominated by middle classes, digital revolution created digital underclass as poor lack resources to join in

Question 33

Li and Kirkup

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men more likely use email or chat rooms, played more computer games, more confident about computer skills, difference higher in British than Chinese group

Question 34

Turkle alone together

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same room but use devices to communicate with others/engage in tasks

Question 35

Granovetter

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weak relationship ties important, connections between networks, removal cause more damage than strong tie

Question 36

Zhao

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connect activities positive correlations social ties, solitary activities e.g. browse internet negative

Question 37

Kraut

Answer 37

online social ties weaker than offline relationships

Question 38

Feld

Answer 38

social networks to evaluate selves and others, identity determined by network of friends

Question 39

Burke

Answer 39

passive consumption of facebook increase loneliness and depression, lonely on facebook lonely offline too

Question 40

Cacioppo

Answer 40

internet surrogate for real relationships

Question 41

Miller

Answer 41

facebook means to find and cultivate relationships, but also instrumental in breaking up relationships

Question 42

Shaw and Gant

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internet use decrease loneliness and depression, perceived social support and self-esteem increased

Question 43

Kline

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brands sold as a lifestyle/culture, limits free expression

Question 44

Howard

Answer 44

religious fundamentalism, digital jesus

Question 45

Taliban

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used to be agaisnt but now use to promote

Question 46

Sutton, Palen and Shklovski

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California wildfires social media important role in disaster response

Question 47

Singer and Brooking

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ISIS social media as a weapon - choreographed videos, mass executions, hashtag hijacking e.g. worldcup

Question 48

Social uprisings

Answer 48

Arab Springs, UK 2001 riots blackberry messenger

Question 49

Giddens

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reverse colonisation, less powerful groups can dominate culturally

Question 50

Martell

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glocalisation, western products adapted to appeal to local audiences, local cultures select and appropriate elements please them e.g. bollywood

Question 51

Miller

Answer 51

different cultures use facebook differently - Trinidad used to meet people opposite sex (fasbook, fas= try get to know too quickly) and meddle in lives (macobook, maco = nosy and pry in business)