Globalisation sociology A level

the global village

draws the entire world together into an electronically mediated small town feeling closer to someone despite having never met (playing ps4)

FEMINIST - Nakamura

more women having influence on the internet (my example Zoella)

POSTMODERNIST - Giddens

Agrees with Conford and Robbins in saying that concentration of media ownership into fewer hands is dangerous as it limits free speech however news broadcasting has become more democratic as 40% of consumers trust live blogs more than traditional news providers

MARXIST - Conford and Robbins

Argue that digital communication is an extension of greater forms of media and can lead to greater inequality and the spread of capitalist ideas Also is a simple way of controlling the masses by reflecting the ruling classes wishes onto them Digital revolution expected to encourage diversity of broadcasters but very little change has occurred, big companies such as sky and bbc still own the majority of the digital and broadcasting space we use and their is a concentration of power in few hands

Lock and Pascoe

Argue that electronic communication can be liberating and empowering since people can speak more freely online and marginalised groups have a chance to be heard

FEMINIST - Haraway

Article "A cyborg manifesto" allow people to transcend gender restrictions on the internet. Therefore women not bound by patriarchal discourses about gender

MARXIST - LSE

Conducted a study of young people found that children from better off backgrounds not only had greater access to the internet but were more likely to use its great array or recourses rather than poorer children who were falling victim to the "digital divide" this could harm their education and job prospects

Giddens

Defines globalisation as "the connecting of large scale societies together in a variety of ways, from economic exchanges and political agreements , to global tourism, electrical communications and fluid migration people are becoming more interconnected and geographically mobile than ever before

Boyle

Media convergence all media can be accessed on one device (smartphone)

POSTMODERNIST - Ritzer

The Mcdonaldization of Society cultures are dissapearing under pressure from fast food chains and cultures are becoming homogenous (the same)

FEMINIST - Dworkin

Very critical of pornography porn made easier to access and reinforces patriarchy through the dominance of women