Make up class) Introduction to Sociology/Technology, the Internet, and Virtual Worlds


1. Summary
The new area of research in social science focuses on technologies including mobile phones, video games, virtual worlds, social network services and digital media. Technology is a collection of skills, methods, or processes used to achieve goals, such as the production of goods or services or scientific research. A well-known example of this is cell phones. Cell phones have changed people's social lives a lot, and people have become very dependent on them.
And while social networks have many advantages, such as developing business networks or keeping in touch with friends and family members who live far away, the criticism that flattened social networks provides a history of unpleasant behavior that can cause problems in life. And there's inequality on social networks, just like in the general world. Examples of this are gender inequality, and a recent study found that women who posted sexually explicit Facebook profile photos were less physically attractive, socially unattractive, and less capable of completing assignments than women who posted non-gender photos.

2. Interesting
The new research field of sociology, technology, the Internet and the virtual world, was interesting. It was interesting that these areas also have problems and inequalities in everyday life.

3. Discussion
Let's talk about social networks and online experiences of inequality and problems in the real world.

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