Impact On Peoples Identity : Social Class

Question 1

What does DC allows working class to gain?

Answer 1

Social capital

Question 2

ANTHEUNIS

Answer 2

Found social networking sites increase peoples social capital.
— positive correlation between intensity of Facebook use & social capital gained through weak ties.

Question 3

QUAN-HAASE

Answer 3

Agues weak ties are more easily established on social media where connecting with ‘friends of friends’ is socially acceptable allowing connections to diversify.

Question 4

POSTMODERNISTS

Answer 4

Pick & Mix identity online

Question 5

CASTELLS

Answer 5

Muted groups a voice, including economically oppressed, this means people can easily question and criticise those in power.

— however, digital divide, digital underclass, do not have economic capital needed to be able to afford the devices to access DC.

Question 6

WHITE

Answer 6

Middle class were 3.5 times more likely to have online access compared to working class.

Question 7

MERTENS & O’HAENENS

Answer 7

Lower classes more likely to use DC for entertainment that education.

Question 8

CORNFORD & ROBINS

Answer 8

Capitalists use digital media to ideologically condition the proletariat ensuring they have a false class consciousness so they are unaware of their true identity as exploited workers.