Digital Sociology in the big data era: preliminary notes and theoretical-methodological problems in sociological research
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-8099.pcso.2023.205611Keywords:
Digital Sociology, Big Data, Sociological Method, Data Science, Information technologiesAbstract
This article establishes the initial problematic issues of an ongoing research that articulates big data and Digital Sociology in Brazil. The phenomenon of big data is explored as an object of study and technical research tool in Sociology, situating it in a Digital Sociology research agenda. It is found that its sociological apprehension and understanding occur in conjunction with the expansion and institutionalization of Digital Sociology in Brazil and worldwide. Big data is understood as a sociocultural artifact resulting from human labor, but difficult to grasp using traditional sociological analysis methods. The object in question is located within the scientific disputes between Humanities and areas of Information Technology, such as Data Science. The field of Digital Sociology, by taking the big data as an investigation object and technical resource for analysis, contributes to the formulation of new approaches and theories aimed at understanding the implications of digital technology on society and the Social Sciences.
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