SOC 2070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Argot, Technological Utopianism, Subculture
9 Feb 2017
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Hackers: profile and structure: primary reasons for hacking (holt and kilger 2012): Sensitive data can be sold internationally (login and passwords, baking info, public and private sector. Hacking to express political, nationalistic, or religious beliefs (cid:523)i. e. , (cid:498)hacktivism(cid:499)(cid:524) Hackers: the subculture: knowledge of subculture comes from: Interviews with hackers (all kinds) them about their concerns, document them) Observational research at conferences, meetings, events etc. (can listen to watch they are talking about, ask: (ackers have (cid:498)loosely-knit(cid:499) subculture. Analyses of online forums and publications (this would be really hard they would screen you out) Membership isn"t formally regulated difficult for them to screen them accept them as member or to not, people. Anonymity and technology facilitates transience come and go all the time: dominant norms and values of hacker subculture: Desire to explore it and apply it in new ways. Importance of being hands-on (learn by doing).
