Social Surveillance in the Context of Cancel Culture
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This qualitative study aimed to explore how people perceive and experience surveillance in the context of cancel culture. Surveillance Imaginary Theory and Moral Reasoning Theory drove the research question: how do social media users describe the construction of surveillance in the context of cancel culture? A sample of eleven individuals was recruited by convenience sampling and snowball sampling. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews. Data analysis applied an Interpretive Content Analysis approach of inductive coding to generate three main themes. Social media users described the construction of surveillance as negotiating in/visibility, including weighting the benefits and risks of different audience groups, balancing the risk of exposure against social responsibility, and constructing distinctions in visibility norms.
Source: University of Ottawa - Library
DOI: 10.20381/ruor-30596
Author: Wang, Dihan
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6907403702
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