Xeoretical and methodological problems of digital sociology
https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2022-28-1-126-144
Abstract
This article is devoted to the theoretical and methodological problems of conceptualizing a new branch of sociological knowledge — digital sociology. The transfer of various aspects of human life to the virtual space (to social networks and new media) has created a number of challenges for the classical social sciences that have never been faced before. The main one is the assessment of the impact of social processes taking place in virtual space on the reality around us. Today, the phenomena emerging on the Internet are invading our “physical” world with increasing intensity, the so-called “real virtuality” is being formed. At the same time, an important aspect is the reverse effect on the virtual world of the processes taking place in social reality.
The response to the virtualization of social life was the emergence of a new branch of sociological science — digital sociology. Having originated in the mid-2000s, it is actively developing: the problem Jeld is being clarified, its subject is being concretized, and the methodological toolkit is expanding. At the same time, there are also problems, “bottlenecks” that require comprehension and scientific overcoming.
Within the framework of this scientific article, the processes of virtualization of public life, the essence and features of an electronic social network account are considered, the author’s definition of digital sociology is formed, the methodological toolkit is characterized, and the advantages and challenges of digital sociology are identified.
About the Authors
V. L. Schultz
Center for Security Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Corresponding Member of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Director
Garibaldi street, 21b, Moscow, Russian Federation, 117335
A. A. Grebenyuk
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Economics, Deputy Director for Research, Higher School of Modern Social Sciences
Leninskie gory, 1, bldg. 13, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991
I. S. Ashmanov
“Kribrum”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD, President
Vereiskaya street, 29, bldg.134, Moscow, Russian Federation, 121357
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Schultz V.L., Grebenyuk A.A., Ashmanov I.S. Xeoretical and methodological problems of digital sociology. Moscow State University Bulletin. Series 18. Sociology and Political Science. 2022;28(1):126-144. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2022-28-1-126-144
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