Globalisation Sociologists Flashcards
Social Media: Granovetter (S)
Digital communication beneficial because it enables instant communication with others, allows instant connections, expands social networks, especially with people who otherwise might be out of reach, removes barriers like distance, social status and shyness
Social Media: Shaw+Gant (S)
Internet use significantly decreased loneliness and depression, whilst perceived social support and self-esteem increased
Social Media: Kross and Verduyn (W)
Frequent use of Facebook leads people to becoming less satisfied with life
Social Media: Gardner and David (W)
While people may be ‘friends’ in social media, may not always be truly connecting. Suggests these sites can lead to isolation, loneliness by creating the illusion that others have more friends and having more fun
Social Media: Livingstone (W)
Children today communicate more with outside world than with adult members of own family
—> Digital tech finished quality of face-to-face interaction. Affects social interaction skills
Globalisation: Giddens
Claims term globalisation is frequently used but poorly defined. Suggests there is a lack of clarity about what globalisation actually is despite being widespread
Globalisation: McLuhan (1964)
Global Village
Predicted idea that communication and media function will connect people worldwide (e.g. like a central nervous system). How concepts align closely in modern understandings of globalisation today. Super culture
Globalisation: Martell
Micro-level globalisation
Globalisation reduces significance of geographical distance and time zones for individuals, makes global connections more immediate and accessible e.g. planes
Globalisation: Harvey
Space-time compression
Where digital technology enables instant communication, erasing physical distance. Virtual space replaces physical space, allowing people to connect globally in real time e.g. news, long distance relationships
Globalisation: Albrow
The processes that integrate people worldwide into a single global society
Globalisation: Waters
A social process that reduces geographical constraints in economic, political social and cultural interactions. (World’s become smaller)
virtual community-Carter
explored relationships formed online,cyber space just another place to meet people,found online relationships don’t extinguish real life friendships and people put in the same effort
to maintain them
Virtual communities-Boellstorff
second life,how virtual worlds change ideas about identity and society,found immoral and criminal actions
digital social network-Pountney (5 features of big data)
volume,velocity,variety,variability and complexity
digital social network-Castell
late modern period of capitalism,communication now horizontal(tech and culture is easily available),no longer accessed by capitalist elites
