A Theoretical Relationship Between Guardianship and Techniques of Neutralization: A Qualitative Analysis of Digital Piracy

This research is a qualitative analysis of digital piracy at the height of Napster in 1999. The findings support the notion that technology has given rise to several new techniques of neutralization. In some cases these techniques are completely new and in others they are 21st century updates to traditional techniques. Furthermore, this research uses forum posts from USENET to determine that guardianship as created by Cohen and Felson's Routine Activities Theory is uniquely connected to neutralization based on two unique guardianship qualities, authority and capacity.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology and Anthropology

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Davies, Christopher D.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Corey Colyer.
• Jason Manning
• Rachel Stein

• Social research

Identifier

https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/839

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:researchrepository.wvu.edu:etd-1842