Key research Flashcards
Cochrane - definition of globalisation (single)
emergence of a global economic and cultural
system which is incorporating the people of the world in to a single global society
Giddens definition of globalisation (LOCAL)
intensification of worldwide social relations which can link distant societies - local happenings are shaped by events occurring may miles away and vice versa
Cohen definition of globalisation - and problems
A series of transformations of the world including changes in the concept of time and space, interdependent economies, increasing cultural interaction and increasingly shared problems
Carter - Cybercity
Cybercity - Relationships on line are just as important and as those off line. Those who meet someone online often continue the relationship
in the real world. Supports the idea we now live in a global village
Boellstorff (DNSL) (Second life)
Second Life – virtual worlds can change ideas about identity and society and can be positive particularly for the marginalised. However, there are moral issues eg,.
criminal activities which go unrecorded.
Castells (2000) Marxist Global networked society
Power now rests in networks which are unlikely to be
access by the unskilled and low paid
DC and networks can have the ability to revitalise democracy
Cornford
Marxist
DC just an extension of old forms of media that are owned and controlled by the ruling classes
Fuchs
Marxist
Takes a conflict view of DC. It reproduces and legitimises inequality in capitalist society. Brings about a state of false class consciousness.
Seabrook - Cultural imperialism
DC is a type of cultural imperialism, dominated by Western cultural industries that use it to impose their cultural values on the rest of the world
Jenkins
Digital media developed as a result of investment and ownership is concentrated in the hands of a few
McChesney - Cult of Homogeny
Highlights the similarity between different types of DC which leads to a cult of homogeneity
Kramarae
Only Rad Feminist
Men control the internet and therefore women’s voices are muted
Haraway
Feminist
The anonymity of much DC allows women to transcend an oppressed identity eg. Cyborgs
Cochrane 4th wave feminist
fourth wave of feminism powered by digital communication which is encouraging women to build and empowering, popular and reactive movement
online.
Green -
Feminist
Emphasise the use of smart phone and particularly texting in maintaining and
creating feminine identities and friendship networks.
Mumsnet
Mumsnet and Facebook may reinforce the patriarchal notion that women should perform emotion and housework.
Nakamura - Ethnic minorities
Feminist
Women from a range of ethnic minorities are gaining an increased presence in digital communication industries
Arlaccki - Exploitation
Exploitation of women and children one of the most undesirable consequences of globalisation
Collins - How people see the world
Postmodernist
By looking at sites such as Facebook and using a Micro sociological approach we
can gain an understanding of how people see the world around them
Bjorkland - Autobiography
DC offer an ongoing autobiography
Hart - daily auto
People are writing their autobiographies on an almost daily basis
Case - Cyborgs
We’re all Cyborgs Now - Identity is constructed both on and offline and this can present a challenge to some especially adolescents
Foucault - Surveillance
Surveillance is likely to become the most effect means of regulating behaviour and controlling crime
Braudrillard - Hyper reality
Hyper-reality – people can no longer distinguish between reality and hyper-reality
Bauman - Social media comfort zone
Most people use social media to cut themselves a comfort zone
Helsper - dc and class
DC are dominated by middle-class usage
Li and Kirkup. Gender differences
Men more likely to use email, chatrooms
and employment sites. Women more likely to use social media sites.
Van Dijk Online identity
Disclosing identity online is closely linked to popularity
Turkle - identity
DC free people of the burdens of their physical identities, allow people to present a better view of themselves
What is alone together
Alone Together – young people mentally ‘tethered’ to their devices, their thoughts and feelings are not real until they have been validated online. The post-familial family
Gardner - Young people
Young people are the most frequent users of social media. This reduces the time they have for self-contemplation and real-life interaction.
Twenge - mental for kids
Increased rates of anxiety, depression and moodiness amongst young people
Boyle - generational reliance
With each successive generation comes the greater reliance on DC
Berry - digital divide
Some psychological barriers preventing older people using DC but there are training programmes to help digital divide
Mertens - Class and DC
Lower social class linked with lower internet use
Miller- Tales from Facebook
Facebook has become a vehicle for maintaining
relationships, business, church, sex and remembering those who have passed
away.
A positive tool in maintaining relationships but can also be instrumental in
breaking relationships.
Shaw - Depression
Internet use to decrease loneliness and depression.
Bargh - self esteem
Social platforms can help those with low self esteem and can lower barriers for interaction
Van Dijk - social capital
DC good for increasing types of social capital, bridging, bonding and political
Cummings - staying in contact
DC helps people stay in contact with friends and family when separated by geography
Boyd Young people can use DC
to bridge the gap between adolescence and adulthood
PMORE Kross - fake happy
People can stage happiness on line and this can lead to depression and being less satisfies with life
Livingstone - Children and virtual
Children today communicate more with the virtual world than with members of their family
Marche increase in …. (counter to shaw)
Is Facebook making us lonely? DC can extend networks but it can also increase isolation and loneliness
Kasim - Arab spring and DC
The Arab Spring occurred because of digital social networks
Curran - Arab spring exaggerated
The part social networks played in the Arab Spring is over exaggerated
Murthy on twitter
Twitter has the potential to shape people’s political, social and economic lives
Martell on impact
Technology is revolutionary but does not mean it will have revolutionary impact
Keen - chaotic internet
The internet is too chaotically managed to bring about real change
Kirkpatrick - Colombia
Facebook was a catalyst for social movement in Colombia
Howard - Digital Jesus
Like minded individuals can create a large web of religious communication online
Mohammadi - Western dominance over world
The image of Western media dominance over the rest of the world is exaggerated
Giddens Reverse colonisation
the Mexicanisation of California
Miller ‘Fasbook’
evidence of glocalisation in Trinidad
Held Flow of digital influence
the West is influenced by other cultures. Not just one way
