04:192:315 Lecture 9: Mar 1
21 Mar 2016
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Tbt technological determinism *the more you use technology, it is more likely that your behavior changes (cid:1) Social shaping of technology *users can shape technology such as making hashtags that the owners of twitter did not expect to be part of the social media site. (cid:1) Social capital human capital- characteristics that each person brings to a group of people. There are certain assets that some have that others do not. *hanifan (1916): those tangible substances that count for most in the daily lives of people: namely good will, fellowship, sympathy, and social intercourse among the individuals and families who make up a social unit. *bourdieu (1985): the aggregate of the actual or potential resources which are linked to possession of a durable network of more or less institutionalized relationships of mutual acquaintance and recognition. *putnam (2000): connections among individuals - social networks and the norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them. (cid:1)
