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Contrast a functionalist viewpoint of digital surveillance with a conflict perspective viewpoint.
In what ways has the internet affected how you view reality? Explain using a symbolic interactionist perspective.
Describe how a cyberfeminist might address the fact that powerful female politicians are often demonized in traditional media.
The issue of airplane-pilot exhaustion is an issue of growing media concern. Select a theoretical perspective and describe how it would explain this.
Would you characterize yourself as a technophile or a Luddite? Explain, using examples.
To learn more about cyberfeminism, check out the interdisciplinary artist collective, subRosa: (External Link)
To explore the implications of panoptic surveillance, review some surveillance studies at the free, open source Surveillance and Society site: (External Link)
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