Applying Sociological Theories to Digitial Forms of Communication - OCR A2 SOCIOLOGY

Applying Sociological Theories to Digitial Forms of Communication - OCR A2 SOCIOLOGY

1. Marxist

   • Cornford and Robins
     • Deregulation controlling the masses
     • The media looks equal, but is simply owned by a few
   • Bagdikian
     • Media is owned by the few
       • E.G. Rupert Murdoch
   • Snowden
     • Released a report explaining how the US were spying on peoples internet use

2. Feminist

   • Positive
     • Haraway
       • 'A Cyborg Manifesto'
     • Nakamura
       • Female ethnic minorities gain presence through social media
     • Laura Bates
       • Started #EverydaySexism
     • Chittal
       • Spoke about the importance of Hashtag Activism
     • Cochrane
       • Fourth Wave Feminism
         • Next stage, online feminist movement
   • Negative
     • Arlaccki
       • Exploitation through globalisation
     • Hughes
       • Sexual Exploitation and Patriarchal dominance Is enhanced through digitalisation
     • In 2013's list of top 100 Twitter users, only 17 were women
     • Ringrose et al
       • Sexting between teenagers leads to exploitation of girls via possession of photos stored on mobile phone devices

3. Postmodernist

   • Collins
     • You can understand how people interpret the world through their online profiles
   • Bjorklund
     • Hart
       • Agreed with Bjorklund
     • Facebook is an Autobiography
   • Case
     • Teens have two adolescences - one online and one offline
   • Elliot
     • Fragmented Identity as a result of social media
   • Foucault
     • Online surveillance regulates behaviour
   • Miller
     • 'Why We Post'