Unit 1 Flashcards
Research conducted to support a certain position or argument, often used by advocacy groups in order to strengthen their position or arguments
Advocacy Research
i.e., researching African Americans who were killed by police, but potentially not the reason behind it)
Advocacy Research
when cultures and people refuse to progress, which often causes oppression and difficulty assimilating to the rest of the world
Cultural Lag
i.e. older generstions that refuse to learn how to use new technology
Cultural Lag
stress or worry about the societal and technological changes happening very quickl
Future Shock
Difficulty adapting to new software or interfaces: Frequent updates and changes to software and user interfaces can lead to frustration and a sense of being unable to keep up.
Future Shock
quick and intense change in society based on a stark increase in global connectivity, which blurs boundaries and increases discussions between different countries and citizens
Hyperculture
investigates not only the socialist point of view, but also the cultural, social, and political points of view
Neo-Marxism
a collaborative effort of research which includes the individuals affected by the research topic and keeps them as partners/participants to get all of the necessary information.
Participatory research
when multiple institutions/constructions work together in order to keep processes and societies functioning smoothly
Structural-functionalism
the concept of being too reliant/dependent on technology, leading to isolation, lack of critical thinking, difficulty functioning, etc.
Technosis
data that deals with qualities rather than numerical data
Qualitative data
data that deals with numbers and uses numerical data to come to conclusions
Quantitative Data
believed in the collective unconscious, meaning that as humans, we all have memories or archetypes of memories shared amongst all human beings,
The concepts of introversion and extroversion,
The shadow (the symbol of repressed thoughts and feelings), the anima (male archetype), the animus (female archetype),
He developed analytical psychology, which pushed individual ideals and pioneered new kinds of psychological study.
Jung (Carl)
Sociologist who critiqued the effects of the digital age and technological advances on students and youth.
Mann (Doug):
Canadian sociologist
Studied media, gender, and politics
Analyzing how media shapes public perceptions and feminist thought
McCormack (Thelma)
Media theorist famous for his concept of “the medium is the message”
Believes that the content of media does not matter as much as the way it is presented (i.e., TV, print, book, etc)
Believes that the way information/media is presented shapes perceptions and beliefs
McLuhan (Marshall)
Cultural anthropologist who studied gender and gender roles among different cultures
Believes that culture, rather than biology, is the primary influencer for gender roles
Mead (Margaret)
Sociologist who came up with the concept of cultural lag
Cultural lag is when a culture’s technology advances more than the culture, causing societal disruption and difficulty adapting
Ogburn (William)
An anthropologist who studied feminism
Explored how culture affects gender roles and the symbolic meanings of power structures
Ortner (Sherry)
Cultural anthropologist who studied gender and gender roles among different cultures
Believes that culture, rather than biology, is the primary influencer for gender roles
Mead (Margaret)
Sociologist and economist
Concept of “conspicuous consumption” which criticises the way that money is seen as power and how it is kept for gluttony rather than for practical purposes
Veblen (Thorstein)
