CMNS 353 Lecture 1: cmns midterm
6 Dec 2015
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Economic and social inequality with regard to access to, use of, or impact of information and communication technology. The gap between those who have easy access to information and communication to technology and those who do not have access to those same technologies based on area, society or community. The people who manufacturer technology usually builds based on their perspectives and not a congruent perspective of others. Discrimination from no knowledge (henry louis gates); Technology enables access to information; identity coded in media gives a global perspective; biased technology manufacturing; accessibility. Explain how we identify ourselves differently than before with. Utopian and dystopian perspective (nancy k. baym): Utopian: technologies are seen as natural societal developments, improvements to daily life, or as forces that will transform reality better. Dystopian: reactions emphasize fears of losing control, becoming dependent, and being unable to stop change. People have become increasingly networked as individuals, rather than embedded in groups.
