Sociologists

Question 1

“Alone together”

Answer 1

Turkle

Question 2

Granovetter (1973)

Answer 2

Strength of ties based on a variety of factors

Question 3

Feld

Answer 3

• People use social networks to evaluate themselves and others
• An individual’s identity is, in party, determined by the network of friends they maintain
• One’s social network is linked to the number of ties a person maintains

Question 4

The Cyborg Manifesto

Answer 4

Feminist
Haraway:
- Technology can be used to empower women and close the gap of physical inequalities

Question 5

Arlaccki

Answer 5

Feminist
UN efforts to fight organised crime.
Globalisation has provided women with a way of expressing their experiences

Question 6

Chittal

Answer 6

Feminist
#AskHerMore

Social media has closed physical boundaries and allowed women to discuss and speak out about their experiences

Question 7

Nakamura (2011)

Answer 7

Feminist
Women from a range of ethnicities are gaining an increasing presence in digital communication and this enables their particular interests. For instance, there are support networks for women who might have previously not been able to have that support. The networks offer practical and emotional support for women experiencing discrimination.

Question 8

Chochrane

Answer 8

Feminist
Technology allows women to have a voice.
Girl guides introduced to campaigning and activism badge
Survey on mumsnet found 59% of users consider themselves a feminist

Question 9

Hughes, 1991

Answer 9

Feminist
New forms of digital communication offer new ways in which women, children and vulnerable people can be exploited.

Apart from slavery, feminists also point out the ways in which digital communication can increase patriarchal control over women. These include sexual exploitation, such as bride trafficking, sex tourism, exchange of prostitution information and live sex shows.

Question 10

Bagdikian

Answer 10

Marxist
Media has been monopolised.
Concentrates on supporting propaganda on the wealthy

Question 11

Jurgenson

Answer 11

Marxist

Social media has strengthened relations and has allowed people in third world countries to communicate more effectively and broken the social divide between nations of the world

Question 12

Seabrook

Answer 12

Marxist

Local markets under threat of invasion from elsewhere. Locally made goods replaced by industrial plastics and metals

Question 13

Castells

Answer 13

Marxist

We are moving from the industrial age into an information age.

Power lies within networks like the global financial capital.

Question 14

Bjorklund (1998)

Answer 14

Autobiographies have been replaced by the daily usage of Facebook, an ongoing biography

Question 15

Hart (2011)

Answer 15

Tendency of traditional interpretations to regard postings on Facebook as trivial

Question 16

Collins (2005)

Answer 16

Suggests that to understand society, the chains of interaction must be understood. By looking closely at how individuals construct their identities on social network sites, it may be possible to learn about people’s perspective of the world. It is interesting to consider the difference in peoples on- and offline lives.
The TV series, Catfish, shows stories of people hoping for love but being catfished, often with mysteries and surprises.

Question 17

Case (2007)

Answer 17

Suggests that the fact that effects of social media need to be researched over the coming years before any definitive conclusions can be drawn can prove a challenge.
This is especially the case for adolescents who in effect have two adolescents- one online and one offline. She claims that the nature of new social media makes it harder to remove mistakes as every interaction is visible, like an audit trail.
For instance, many people don’t realise that much of what they say is stored by social media companies and is hard to remove or edit.
This can cause tension and conflict between individuals, for example, resulting in disputes due to the disclosure of private information.

Question 18

Baudrillard

Answer 18

Hyperreality - Constructed through and by the media, replacing reality.

Everything is a reproduction

Question 19

Elliot (2001)

Answer 19

Pessimistic about the fragmented nature of identity

Question 20

Foucault (1977)

Answer 20

Poststructuralist
Argues that surveillance is likely to become the most effective means of regulating behaviour and reducing crime in contemporary society
According to Foucault, a person who knows that they are being watched is less likely to commit a crime as their chances of being caught are greater.