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Short Answer Questions
1. Explain the concept of rationalization and identify and describe the three factors that play a key role in it.
2. Explain Weber’s concept of the iron cage.
3. In the context of the Panopticon, explain the concepts of the visibility and unverifiability of power.
4. Gary T. Marx (2007) identifies three very distinct approaches to describing the changes in surveillance that society is undergoing as a result of the information revolution. Describe these three approaches.
5. Describe the US spy program PRISM and explain how it affects citizen’s privacy.
6. What are the key privacy concerns of older adults when online as described in the Elueze and Quan-Haase (2019) study of East York, Toronto, older adults?
7. Explain how sousveillance works and how it changes power relations?
Essay Questions
1. CopWatch, a group that promotes awareness of police brutality against marginalized populations, monitors police activity, and reports police misconduct and unnecessary brutality. Discuss the social relevance of groups like CopWatch and explain the role that technology can play in changing power relations in society.
2. Define David Lyon’s concept of liquid surveillance and explain how it describes the relation between corporations and governments. Discuss how understanding liquid surveillance can change social media users’ disclosure behavior on the sites.