SOC 3116 Lecture Notes - Neil Postman, Window Media, Public Sphere
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Look at the broader structure of technologies the car, not just how it"s used individually, but the overall impact, the infrastructure that has come with it, etc. Also things such as the impact on the environment and other things. Course is focused on the way that technology shapes our social reality. Ways in which tech shapes what we see, do and think: tech always says its making our lives easier, not always true. Information is not always questioned ( i heard it on the news ) lack of accountability, greater exposure. To impact its usefulness if it doesn"t work, then change it so that it does work. To enhance our awareness of how much we rely on technology. To get our heads outside of the box of popular messaging about technology. Old media one way communication from the center out to the masses. New media (social media) it is potentially 2 way communication.