How does living in a surveillance culture impact self and relationship?

Prompt: How does living in a surveillance culture impact self and relationship?

Feel free to write in the first person/use “I.”
Use a variety of required readings deeply and extensively to support your argument.
Quote and properly reference.
Optional materials may be used for examples and inspiration, but not as a substitute for required materials.
DO NOT use materials outside of listed readings.
Bold the thesis.
Define key terms. Be sure to explain surveillance culture (and what is involved in it), the sociological theory of self, and the role of relationship in creating self.
Include a bibliography and reference properly using APA style. (entire paper does NOT need to be in APA style.)

You may wish to consider the relationships between these concepts:

entertainment as a cultural value: performativity & the pursuit of fame
privacy, intimacy, authenticity & bonds
anxiety, depression, isolation, incivility
you may want to revisit earlier course concepts, such as social saturation, the robotic moment, and others, as you find them useful in developing your argument.
You may find it helpful to consider these questions:

What is the relationship between social media, surveillance, and social control?
What is privacy?
What is the relationship between mass surveillance and societal perceptions of privacy?
Why is privacy necessary for self, trust, and self-building intimate relationships?
How is privacy treated in American culture today?
Is privacy seen as valuable, or even possible, in a culture which prioritizes entertainment and the pursuit of fame?
Is entertainment culture premised in lack of privacy?
What is the relationship between the performative self and the private self? Are they mutually exclusive?
What is the relationship between narcissism, entertainment culture, and the pursuit of fame?
What are the effects on the “self” and our interpersonal relationships when we live in a society which thrives on entertainment and the creation of a performance version of ourselves?
How does social saturation affect perception of self, personal relationships, productivity, and so on?

Required Readings:
“Reclaiming Conversation” by Sherry Turkle (ISBN: 9781101617397)
“Alone Together” by Sherry Turkle (ISBN: 9780465093663)
“IGen” by Jean M. Twenge (ISBN: 9781501152023)
“Terms of Service” by Jacob Silverman (ISBN: 9780062282514)
“Saturated Self : Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary LifeSaturated Self : Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary Life” by Kenneth Gergen (ISBN: 9780465071852)

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