To collect our data, we shall be looking at current TikTok videos related to sociology and social phenomena, including hashtags like: #sociology #sociologyMajor #sociologyStudent #activism #awareness #feminism #racism #BLM #StopTheHate #sexism #antisexism #antiracism #socialTheory #sociologyTheory #sociologyStudies #sociologicalStudy #education
We have chosen these hashtags, a list which we will develop over the next several weeks, because we think they might provide valuable insight into common trends and discussions about social activism and change. We believe that even if people are not specifically citing sociology, this may connect to the broader idea of the sociological imagination. We will be looking for TikTok videos that explain sociology theory or explain a social phenomenon using the sociological imagination.
We will also be researching the theories which are brought up in the videos we find to compare between the original and presented work. In addition, we will be researching sociology theory about social media analysis to help inform our own data analysis.
Our Next Steps :
- Find soc content on TikTok, gather material
- Identify presentation / format conventions
- Based on the content acquired, identify common trends, hashtags and prominent content creators
- Research sociology articles about social media data analysis