identity and relationships Flashcards
gender
sex is biological
gender is a social construct
feminism - gender
gender is an oppressive contruct that forces women in subordinate roles
gender - mumsnet
a virtual community bringing together womne and parents
- political leaders, led campaigns for children with disabilities
gender - haraway 1995
a cyborg manifesto
positive role that science and technology have for female identity
intersectionality
evaluation of gender
material feminists criticise seeing gender as a spectrum as it is removing biology
MUMSNET is criticised for contributing to stereotypical veiws on femininity
2015 - amanda holden condemned for returning to work too soon after birth
age
maturation is a biological change
age is a social construct
age - potsman 1994
childhood is disappearing because of new technologies
age - postmodernism
DFOC have accelerated the fragmentation of age groupings
age - grey pound
economic power of the elderly, they are having a larger proportion of the population
- capitalism exploits nostalgia
evaluation of age
- marxists argue that the elderly are discarded by society when they stop contributing to capitalism
- feminists argue that middle age women are discarded when they go through menopause
- the elderly can be digital underclass who lack skills and are cut off from DFOC
class - savage et al 2013
the great british class survey
- DFOC removes class indicators as digital communication doesnt reveal apperance
- empowers the working class
class - the gig economy
arrangement where people work flexible hours providing on demand services
evaluation of class
- access to digital social networks requires money and skills
- leads to digital divide
- capitalist buisnesses use DFOC to exploit working class people
- the gig economy exploits those with no rights
types of social capital
- bonding
- bridging
- virtual tap
social capital - bonding
online communities provide opportunities for those with similar interests to interact
