Names Flashcards
(14 cards)
Castels (2000)
- Network society
- Marxist
Juliette Garside
(2014)
- Concerned by the amount of time adults spent online
- Typical adult spent 8hr 41mins a day online
Cornford and Robbins
(1999)
- “Power is in the hands of the few”
- Digital communication is presented as open but is actually controlled by the bourgeoisie
- Borgeoisie shape the views of proletariat and encourage consumerism
Denise Carter (2005)
- Studied cyber city
- Over 3 1/2 years
- Participant observation, questionnaires, semi structured interviews
- People maintain online relationships the same as in person
- People can maintain online relationshiops into the real world
Tom Boellstorf (2008)
- Studied second life
- Over 2 years
- Participant observation, interviews
- There is little regulation of online criminal behaviour
- Had to be patrolled by Belgian police
- Had problems with CSE and grooming
Giddens, Dunier, and Appelbaum (2005)
- Condensed human history onm a 24hr scale
- Agriculture did not exist until 3 1/2 minutes to midnight
- Modern society developed at 30 seconds to midnight
Globalisation is:
Cochrane and Palin (2000)
The emergence of a global, economic, and cultural system which is incorporating the people of the world into a single global society
Globalisation is:
Anthony Giddens (1990)
The intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occuring many miles away and vice versa
Globalisation is:
Cohen and Kennedy (2000)
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
Arlacki (1990)
- Globalisation allows for increased trafficking of women worldwide
- Those in power do not always pass laws to protect women
- This is because the criminals and people in power are male
Laura Bates (2012)
- ‘Everyday sexism’ project
- Website created for women to record sexism they faced
Krameara (1975)
- Muted group theory
- Women cannot voice concerns about the patriarchy as most media is controlled by men
- Men and women use technology in equal amounts but it is mostly controlled by men
Donna Haraway (1985)
- Cyborg Manifesto
- Digital communication provides women with anonymity to escape negative stereotypes
- Femininity is socially constructed - becoming cyborgs can allow people to rise above gender
Nakamura (2011)
- The internet is positive
- Provides increased support for ethnic minority women
