SOC279 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Marshall Mcluhan
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* the unit examines the consequences of living in a world where mediated forms of communication have replaced many forms of face to face communication. * we will look at a survey of key thinks in the sociology of media and communications. * is watching television a ritual activity? any media use. * these topics will be used to illustrate how key concepts in sociology such as change, modernity, self, community, sociability, etc can be applied to the study of media contexts. * class participation and reading respondent role 5min in class 20% * written reflection on weekly response 20%, beginning of week 5. * essay plan, 2 pages (500 words) can be in dot points 20%, end of week 9. * 2000 word research essay, 40% end week 13. * last two weeks we don"t have classes! * e reserve, reserve collection, journal databases, main collection. * a plural of medium and refers to mass media.
