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Surveillance

SOC 226

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What does it mean when we say that surveillance has a Janus-headed nature? It is dual-sided and multifaceted
Surveillance is both bound by and operates outside of ____. Time
In regards to time and participation, surveillance is _____________ Paradoxical
What is metadata? The information that contextualizes data. (Who/What/When/Where)
Surveillance digs into a set of behaviors that all deal with ____________ and its study. Information
How is micro-surveillance defined? By individuals, their interactions/relationships, and by psychology
How is macro-surveillance defined? By institutions and systems
Surveillance requires both a surveillance _________ and _________ Subject and Agent
What is Kranzberg’s First Law of Technology? Technology is neither good or bad; nor is it neutral.
Surveillance is, consistently, an expression and deployment of ________. Power
The first use of the word surveillance came from the ______ _________ French Revolution
What are the 3 historical eras of surveillance? Pre-Industrial, Industrial, and Post-Industrial
What's is the Pre-Industrial surveillance concept of God's Eye? The idea that God is watching over all of one's actions, which encourages self-surveillance. It relied on Church prevalence
The Industrial era of surveillance is characterized by increased ____________ Urbanization
What were the goals of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834? Identify idleness, sort the poor into workhouses, and “encourage industriousness”
Which era of surveillance saw the rise of bureaucracy? The Industrial Era
Industrial-Era surveillance revolved around technological change & the rise of ___________ Biometrics
What were the first cameras used for? Objective criminal identification
____________ amplify the bureaucratic tendency toward information collection. Computers
__________ is an attempt to explain a natural or social phenomenon Theory
At his core, George Orwell was an extremely anti-_____________ man. Authoritarian
What is Utilitarianism? A belief that our actions should maximize happiness and minimize harm
In a panopticon, one can see all, but ____________________ None can see the One
How does the panopticon instill self-surveillance? Because subjects do not know whether or not they're being watched at any moment, they act as if they are.
In the panopticon, the uncertainty of surveillance serves as means of _____________ Subordination
Who CAME UP WITH the idea of the panopticon? Jeremy Bentham
Who famously built upon the idea of the panopticon in his writing? Michel Foucault
The panopticon revolves around the ___________ gaze Asymmetrical
Foucault described the panopticon's effect on power as _____________ Homogenous
What kind of "docile bodies" does the panopticon create? Useful individuals
Foucault described power as being ___________ Relational
What is the Hawthorne Effect? A principle by which people adjust and improve their behavior when they’re aware that they’re being observed.
Whose criticism of the panopticon did we discuss in class? Haggerty
Haggerty finds the view of panopticism to be _____________, for it is ubiquitous as a theoretical frame Oppressive
Are all subjects/agents in a system of surveillance human? Not necessarily
Surveillance often establishes & reinforces social ______________. Inequalities
What is Social Sorting? A process of verifying identities and assessing risks/worth.
What does Gill discuss in regards to Media Surveillance and women? Many media forms are dedicated to the dissection of women’s bodies
What factor did Gill believe was often omitted from surveillance studies? Gender
Like with gender inequalities, surveillance often establishes & reinforces _________ inequalities. Racial
Surveillance practices, policies, and performances concern the production of _____ _______ pertaining to race. Social Norms
In terms of race, in our surveillance society, __________ is privileged. Whiteness
Is biometric data collection inherently racist? No but it can perpetuate racial issues.
What were the Lantern Laws? Laws that allowed authorities to detain those deemed disorderly on the basis that people of color were not holding a lantern while unaccompanied at night
What is Racial Profiling? When law enforcement officials target individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual’s race,
What is Carding? When police randomly question members of the public for the purposes of collecting personal information without a legitimate investigative reason.
What are Cointelpro? FBI-run projects run to surveil, infiltrate, and disrupt groups/parties perceived to be subversive
What is the OPC? Canada’s federal privacy oversight body
How have credit scores been a positive form of surveillance? They reduce the impacts of racism on individuals and provide an objective measure of identifying people for first responders, teachers, and hiring jobs.
In surveillance studies, what are the 3 Big Denials? “No one cares about little ol’ me" “If you do nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about” The belief that your privacy is protected by laws and users agreements
Simplistic dichotomies can be ________ Misleading
What structure is Bentham's panopticon based on? An annular building with a tower at the center
The panopticon is _________ in its applications Polyvalent
Which century invented the techniques of discipline and the examination? The 18th century
As biometric surveillance interest grows, it classifies some bodies as normative _____ and some as ________ and out-of-bounds Legal and illegal
There is no form of surveillance that is _________ Innocent
The ______ ____ uses technologies to collect, monitor or record and potentially share information about oneself Quantified Self
Postfeminism’s sensibility share strong links with __________ values Neoliberal
Neoliberalism is characterized by processes of _______________________ Privatisation
The _______ ________ of women's bodies occurs in advertising campaigns and in celebrity magazines Forensic dissection
What is the Girlfriend Gaze? The way in which women surveil and potentially police each other's looks and behaviors
In the postfeminist economy of visibility, men are frequently imagined as bearers of a more ________ gaze, with women the ones who both appreciate and attack other women Benign
The Girlfriend Gaze is a form of _________ policing Homosocial
Which gender is the primary object of horizontal surveillance? Women
In art, according to Berger, "men _____ and women ________" Look & Appear
Mug books helped construct ‘________’ and ‘________’ identities Insider & Outsider
What is PIPEDA? Canada's private sector privacy law; it relates to businesses
PIPEDA is a _________-based law Principles
Privacy, as a concept, is rooted in liberal _____________ Individualism
________ enumeration fixes individuals within a particular time, and renders a population susceptible to racialization and gendering Census
In the Census, whiteness is an ___________ category Unspecified
What are biometrics? A technology of measuring the body used for verification and identification purposes, enabling the body to function as evidence
Privacy protection has been a matter of _______ policy Public
Privacy is typically articulated as a ______, which can create problematic discourse Right
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