SOCI 210: Sociological perspectives
Agenda
Administrative
Science, technology, & society
The Internet & inequality
Discussion:
Online media & racial stereotyping
Administrative
Deadline extention
Synthesis essay 2 is now due on
Friday, April 11
Final exam freebie
In our discussion of social network analysis, I neglected to talk about '
small world networks
'
On the exam, a question asks you what type of network feature these are. The answer is
network structure
Note that response orders are randomized;
on your exam, it may not be option 'c'
Science, technology,
& society
,
Technology and society
Technology and society
Science & technology studies
How does
technology
influence
society
?
Is technological change
exogenous
? something that happens
to
society?
Demographic transition theory; Weber on bureaucracy; etc.
How can new science and techologies change the way we interact with each other?
How can new science and technologies alter power relations?
How does
society
influence
technology
?
Production of scientific knowledge and technology is
inherently social
Social institutions and norms
shape
scientific knowledge
E.g., promote 'bad' science (phrenology, conversion therapy)<
Scientific knowledge is
itself
social
E.g. paradigms the structure of scientific revolutions (Kuhn)
The Internet & social divisions
Communication technology
Communication technology
Internet as equalizer
Internet as equalizer
Internet as equalizer
Internet as divider
Internet as divider
Internet as divider
Internet as divider
Internet as divider
Internet as divider
Technology as tool of opression
Ubiquity of digital communication opens new channels for systems of oppression
Surveillance
Location, content, association, etc
Foucault’s panopticon
Extraction
Labor (physical and creative)
Harassment, cyber-bullying, doxxing
Availability of information and access to social networks
Framing / narative
Social media and online resources give outsize influence over framing to those with access
Online media and stereotyping
The role of online
versus
'legacy' media in racial stereotyping
In groups of 2–4
:
What
differences
did Phelps and Hamilton (2021) find between 'online only' and 'legacy' news sources?
Discuss what
features
of online media could account for this difference?
Consider the influence of
social media
on racialized representations. How does this to the news media that was the focus of the reading?
As a class
:
As a class, we'll discuss some of the points and insights from the groups
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