Sociology 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Capital, Cultural Lag, Digital Divide
2 Mar 2017
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Media: televisions future is as expensive as the human mind can comprehend. Televisions holds the key to enlightenment which may unlock the door to world understanding. Made it possible to watch people from around the world. The first time you could really watch what was going on: if the tv craze continues with the present level of programs we are destined to have a nation of morons. Ground breaking book: he showed how we are becoming increasingly disconnected rom family, friends, neighbour, we need to focus on reconnecting, he warned that our stock of social capital has plummeted. Meet with friends and family less often. Negative consequences: it effects education, people aren"t as interested, creates unsafe neighbourhoods, lower personal health and happiness, less tolerant, more of a reliance on hiring people to do things. Joining and participating in one group cuts in half your chances of dying next year true and false.
