SOCI 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Embodied Energy, Nylon, Misogyny
19 Dec 2018
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Technology has changed how we interact with each other. Expanding the boundaries of our social circles. Television has become interactive; bridging the gap between entertainment and our personal lives. Structural functionalist - focus on social purposes of tech. Functionalist - manifest functions of media and tech & role in social dysfunction. Critical perspective - focus on the systematic inequality created by differential access to media and technology. Interactionist -might seek to understand the dif between the real lives we lead and the reality depicted on reality tv. : describes the application of science to address the problems of daily life. Not just computers & cell-phones, as far back as stone tools or the first calculator in. Not everyone has equal access, the gap widens fast (technological stratification) Differential class-based access to technology - digital divide. Ongoing & increasing for those who have less tech access. Students in well funded schools vs. poor schools.
