The International Conference on Sociological Understanding of Technological Advancements in Knowledge Society (SUTAKS) will explore the complex relationships of technological advancements affecting social dynamics within the framework of a knowledge-based society. SUTAKS strives to achieve the following relevant outcomes:
- Participants will learn to critically analyze the impact of technological advancements on holistic aspects of the knowledge society, considering both intended and unintended consequences.
- Participants will develop a deeper understanding of how globalization, digitalization, inequality, power dynamics, and identity formation intersect with technological advancements within the context of a knowledge society.
- Attendees will explore sociotechnical approaches to study the interplay between technical components and social factors and implications for policy-making, governance, and social change initiatives.
Research Tracks
Status of Family and Marriage in Digitalized World
- Changing nature of families, Family structure, and digital lives, Marriage and relationships, Situations of marriage, Digital relationships, Online dating apps, Digital transformations and children
Transformative Feminism and Technology
- Feminism and technology, Digital technologies and idea of feminity, Identity and Technology, STEM and women
Changing Nature of Research in High-tech Society
- Social research and Technology, Research Software – Qualitative and Quantitative, Digital methods of social research, Online ethnographies, Plagiarism, Ethics of/in Social Research
Networked Communities in Virtual World
- Theories of Networks in sociology, Digital Sociology, Virtual communities and social movements, Virtual identities, Youth and the virtual world, Social media, Virtual finance, Scams and society
Medical Sociology and Health Care Techniques
- Emerging trends of Medical and sociological research, Self-tracking technologies of health, LGBTQIA+ and health, Ethics of socio-medical research
Socio-Environmental Risks of e-waste
- Technology and environment, Policies of waste management, Pollution and society, Society and Pollution, Waste management, Concerns of/in waste management, Governance reforms and socio-environmental risks
AI as Meta-technology and its Social implications
- AI and research, New technologies of Social research, Technologies of Data Management in social sciences, Ethics of/in social research, Digitalization and digital divide
