Sociology 2105A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Digital Revolution, Bombardier Innovia Metro, Digital Native
6 Nov 2017
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Chapter 7 the mediated world and technological influences. In general, youth researchers advocate for the use of technology and acknowledge it"s many benefits. There is an argument regarding how much agency youth have regarding their use of technologies vs. being exploited by other information. From old to new technology use: predatorial marketing vs. agentic consumption. Messages can only be mass distributed through technology. An example of this was not wanting bibles to mass printed due to the fact that it would decrease the validity of the priest"s role in interpreting the bible; only justified by the catholic church. This represents the tension between opposing books (conservatism), accepting books (liberalism), and using books to start radical change (radicalism) Many concerns with media today stem from the 20th century; started with government needing to persuade many citizens when voting franchises began and they needed to convince everyone to vote in favour of specific groups.
