DOC 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Killing Us Softly, Sherry Turkle
3 May 2017
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The conversation of historical time period - rise of personal computers, video. The song seems to anticipate the (cid:494)digital age(cid:495) Popularity of cable television including mtv - (cid:494)music television(cid:495) Song substitutes parenthood with television (cid:523)bad religion, (cid:498)(cid:884)(cid:883)st century digital. Subjects and verbs can help you write your claims more effectively. Example: the song critiques the ideology of individualism in lyrics such as ___ Sherry turkle, professor of social studies of science and technology since the late. She argues that there is a difference between a (cid:494)connection(cid:495) and a (cid:494)conversation(cid:495) We(cid:495)re sacrificing face-to-face conversation in favor of more superficial forms of connections. Her argument: our cultural uses of technology lead to contradictions. We have sacrificed conversation for mere connection. Causes declining health for money and prosperity. Advertising tells us how we should be. Focus on body parts, not the humanity of the person. Widespread violence is possible because of this. One part of the body is used at a time.
