MDSA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Media Filter, Enculturation, John Dewey
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German printer johannes gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press in 1450. This invention allowed for relatively cheap production of a diverse array of pamphlets, books, and other items: suddenly knowledge could be recorded for future generations and social power increasingly hinged upon literacy and ownership of printed materials. Most importantly, the press allowed for a circulation of knowledge to far-flung cities across europe: the newspaper trend rapidly grew during the 19th and 20th centuries but since then has steadily declined. It is important to note two recent developments about radio and tv; satellite and cable. Learn, adopt, and internalize the prevailing cultural beliefs, values, and norms of a society: stories are inevitably filtered through the symbols, and therefore the perspective, of the sto(cid:396)(cid:455)telle(cid:396). As so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s (cid:373)ai(cid:374) sto(cid:396)(cid:455)telle(cid:396)s, the (cid:373)ass (cid:373)edia filter virtually every aspect of our world, shaping both what we learn and how we learn.
