CCT109H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Capital, Individualism, Computer Network

• School: UTM
• Department: Communication, Culture and Technology
• Course: CCT109H5
• Professor: Brett Caraway

Document Summary

Comparative essay - overarching theme - frame of reference, basis for comparison. Network : interconnected system of people/things or both. Social network : a set of relations among members of a network ; members may be individuals, organizations or states. Network of organizations : e. g. coca cola (own all the brands under them) Participation in multiple networks - different then a group (hard to be part of more than one groups e. g hard to be part of more than one family. Resources - mobilize things and people e. g. writing instructor in cct109. Individual can opt out and shift to another network. Pre-internet - networking through the school you go to ( i go to an ivy league school ) Transport - highway system, airlines (physical connectivity) Communication - telegraph, telephone, radio (sped things up - instantaneous communication) Mobile - connecting to the internet (phone etc) always available on the network.