globalisation in the digital social world (mocks) Flashcards
define and explain the digital revolution
the digital revolution is the technological change in the way information is stored and transmitted
- all information can now be converted to be digital
- digitalisation refers to technological convergence that leds to different types of information being stored on one device - development and invention of new medias
- digitalisation leds to information being delivered instantly
Pountney - digital revolutions - developments in digital forms of communication
saw that digital platforms have developed apps that help people with their life’s, relationships and everyday things
Marshall Mchuhan - global village
predicted that a global village would led to a super culture through a giant central nervous system
Pountney - global village
stated that technology increased peoples abilities to create and maintain social relationships with people they know.
- a global village can also help make relationships online with people with similar interests.
- she even suggests online relationship may be just as significant, as other relationships.
carter - virtual communities
wanted to understand cybercity culture - objective
- what kind of relationships are formed online
- do relationship formed online migrate into other social settings
- how real lives + virtual lives are interwoven in terms of lived experiences
interested - exploring friendships/ trustworthy/ authenticity
concluded - cyberspace is just another place to meet/ investment in maintaining relationships/ embedded in everyday life/ strengthens social networking
highlights - increase of technology in relationships/ boundaries of social ties / transcend distance
Boellstroff - virtual communities
Studied the concerns - moral regulation of online communities
second life - acted as extension of relationships
- experience real life through the screen
explored the issues - gender, race, sex, money, conflict and antisocial behavior
-the construction of place, time and identity
issue in second life - potential crimes - rape add on
define social networking
social networking is the people you, know or are friends with, this can be known online and face to face.
define networked global society
refers to the idea that in the post - industrial society, the focus is on information as a result of new forms of communication.
define social capital
a Marxist idea that refers to useful social contacts and networks which can be used to increase a person’s economic capital or to gain an advantage in a competitive education system.
Castelle’s study - social networks
Marxist ideas
concluded that we are moving from the industrial age to an information age because of the change in technology - allow better communication
changes in networks - increase effectiveness and now go beyond the work place.
with workplace they allow employees to work together quicker- however networks in workplace to leave out laborers and factory workers.
this means they are less able to develop their skill and leds to a decentralized society
media convergence
the way a range of different kinds of information can be combined and delivered in one format
- social media communicating with each other to share contacts
led to a convergence of cultural ideas + economies market becoming increasingly global
Boyle - media convergence
explain how the process of digitalization allow media convergence - separate media sites can be accessed by one device
big data
extremely large data sites, that maybe analyzed digitally and not digitally to reveal patterns and links in data
past - info stored on paper - required literacy
now - increase data recorded and collected due to internet
volume - large access to info,
velocity - data can be streamed at high speeds/ delivered promptly,
variety - data in all forms,
variability - data now highly inconsistent,
complexity - data comes in multiple sources so it is difficult to link/transform information
social media
refers to the participatory culture or network of websites in world 1.86 million uses in work
- relates to globalization as both share info
- OFCOM - study on news consumption showed 41% of population use net to keep up with current affairs
leading to interconnectivity around the world and hybridity (just like globalisation)
postmodernist theory - new forms of digital communications
explore what is possible rather than state a negative/ positive view. - focuses on rapid change and effect the shift has on in individual choice
look at 4 area - identity, fluidity, surveillance and diversity
(diversity, fluidity, fragmentation of identity choice)
Identity - postmodernism
look at how identity can be created, negotiated and confirmed through technology
Collins - suggested that to understand society first you need to understand the individual by using a micro approach. look at how they create their identity on and offline to understand how they understand the world around them
fluidity - postmodernism
Bjorkland - people use technology as an autobiography: how they update and manipulate, so the self can be redefined.
Hart - also states that people use technology as autobiographies but suggests that they show values (of society and the individual) - this leds to online and offline to be important
- however the online identity can be manipulated to find people with similar values
surveillance / choice - postmodernism
case - suggests that the consequence of technology is presenting challenge to the adolescences as they have to go through adolescences twice and it makes it hard for them to remove their mistakes. (visibility)
- snowden
diversity - postmodernism
miller - studied the use and consequence of social media around the world, (ethnographic methods)
- he looked at the people online and offline lives and media affects
1. impact relationships and key issues
2. how it affected/ used in institutions
3. the insight it brings
4. how it relates to problem and the digital dived
5. its welfare benefits
strengthens of the postmodernist theory on the new form of digital communications
+ most up-to-date, that best applies todays society
+ they highlight positive aspects of digital technology and changes in society, that other theories neglect
weaknesses of the postmodernist theory of new digital communications
- fail to recognize inequalities in access to digital technology
- fail to explain why there is a digital divide and muted voices
- exaggerates the impact of digital communications on peoples everyday lives
Marxists - new forms of digital communications
digital communications are mediated by the bourgeoisie which concerns them as there is little laws to protect the vulnerable - moral concerns + false class consciousness
breadcrumbs refers to people movement online - monitored by private companies - allowing them to control people and is guised as protection
Cornford and robins
argue that new digital communications reinforce and maintain inequalities and the ideologically of control in a new and more subtly way - Cornford and robin
they look at how capitalists who control and influence the digital media are looking to make a profit and to make ideological for the masses.
they also pointed out that the media is controlled by a few e.g. Rupert Murdock owns 1/5 of uk news
Garside - Marxism
the internet and digital forms of communication are another method of monitoring people created by the wealthy - Garside
was concerned about the time spent online. he suggests 8hrs and 41 mins were spent online by adults
he believes that this stopped them as posing as a threat to the capitalist society
strengths of the Marxist theory of new forms digital communications
+ globalization results in the spread of western and capitalist ideas.
+ new forms of communications reflect the ideas of the owners of media companies who represent the ruling class
+ case study - Snowden show the misuse of surveillance by the government + Rupert Murdock 1/5 uk new
+ encourage passive acceptance of capitalism
weakness of the Marxist theory on new forms of digital communications
- globilastion has resulted in class becoming just one part of many that shape our identities (over emphasis class
- digital communications have led to social protest and the challenge of social inequalities
- allow people to challenge the ruling class through interacting participating in public issues and the news
- laws have been put in place to protect the vulnerable (sexual offence act for grooming)
feminism theory on new forms of digital communications
new forms of digital communication can have both a positive and negative affect on women
Haraway - feminism
positive impact
- argues that anonymity has led to the avoidance of oppression of individuals and alter negative stereotypes
- as women can create new forms of identity with technology advance. as they are no longer bond to traditional stereotypes
cochrane - feminism
positive impact -
digital communications is fourth wave feminist - as it has allowed and encouraged women to build a movement online
- women voices are no longer muted. as they can protest against porn and sexual violence #metoo
- the fourth wave of feminism has led to women being able to communicate
nakamura - feminism
postive impact
women from ethnic minorities are able to receive support on support networks
- offers practical and emotional support for the women discriminated against
Arlaccki - feminism
negative impact
state that the exploitation of the vulnerable has be the most undesirable side affect
as a result of globalization women are exploited - threats of rape and murder online
Hughes - feminism
negative impact
- investigated sex trafficking and the exchange of information to buy prostitutes and live sex video conferences
- the center of social justice found 94% of trafficking victims are women
- children exploration and posteditors center had 18887 reports of child sexual exploitation
