Julkisen sosiologian projekti/Julkinen sosiologia 2022 / Public sociology 2022/Lainaukset 10.05.2022

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Ohje: Tarkoitus olisi keskustella sosiaalisesta mediasta ja ”Everyday public sociology” -esimerkin kautta siitä, miten sosiologia voi olla tai siitä voi tehdä julkista ja laajemmallekin yleisölle saavutettavaa

Everyday public sociology – King, Harris, Shcoepfiln, Sternheimer & Wynn

The concept of ‘everyday’ is meant to inspire readers to consider the things that might otherwise seem to be mundane parts of their daily lives and then make sociological connections. (304)

We emphasize using sociological tools rather than emotional responses to better understand trending topics, and a little lag time helps us in this regard. (304)

Consequently, most of my research and writing examines people who experience multiple and intersecting issues and social problems – the experiences of people of color, queer people, women, and those at their intersections. (307)

There is no one way to be a public sociologist. Public engagement can mean writing op-eds in local or national publications. It can mean testifying before congress or speaking with state representatives. It can mean TED talks and podcasts. It can mean developing a social media presence (Yuen 2019). It can mean doing radio and television interviews on topics ranging from April Fool’s pranks and music festivals (Wynn) to catfishing (Todd Schoepflin) to celebrity stardom (Sternheimer). Public engagement could mean working at a public institution and offering workshops and talks for first-generation, underrepresented minorities and working class college students or on current events. It could mean writing for the campus newspaper or placing a letter to the editor in the local newspaper. Those of us who write for ESB have embraced this broad spectrum of public sociology. (308)

--- we aren’t know-it-alls with every answer, but we do know, before we accept anything, what questions should be asked. (312)

Public sociology can help any person in society ask sociologically informed questions about the world around them. Public sociology can challenge new audiences to grapple with social problemsand possible solutions (Allen et al. 2019). (312)

Social Media and e-Public Sociology – Schneider Christopher

For Burawoy (2008, 354) the increased necessity for sociology is clear “in the face of third-wave marketization,” the social conditions of which encourage the “privatization of everything” (Burawoy 2005a, 7) through “market tyranny and state despotism,” which leads to the erosion of civil society (24). (205)

I consider herein a third type, what I call epublic sociology, a form of public sociology that through the use of social media merges traditional and organic forms of public sociology, allowing sociologists to becomesimultaneously both a generator and interlocutor of dialogue with publics. (206)

In The Social Media Bible, Safko and Brake (2009, 6) define social media as “activities, practices, and behaviors among communities of people who gather online to share information, knowledge, and opinions using conversational media.” (211)

Most respondents felt very uncomfortable at the thought of interacting with students in publicly accessible media spaces. One of the most commonly cited reasons was the perceived erosion of the student-teacher relationship, particularly use of the word “friend” to describe this relationship. (215) -> Valmistuneet opiskelijat olivat eri asia.

Social media provide opportunities for sociologists to be public sociologists, bringing sociology into conversation with student and other publics beyond the walls of the academy. (218)

Do the fore seeable risks of interacting with student publics in public media spaces outweigh the benefits of not doing so? Concerns associated with a perceived loss of professionalism, which might compromise faculty authority over students do little to promote sociology among publics. (219)