Media, Information and Technoculture 3214F/G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Thomas Theorem, Totalitarianism, Private Sphere
19 Apr 2013
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C-s-t-e-p lenses for which we discuss media. Plebiscitarian people think they"re more involved than they are, public sphere. Gatekeeper elements that stop us seeing things from the way they really are (media) Non-citizens everyone is not a white man that owns land. Relationship between the world outside and the inescapable pictures in our heads . Human response/actions to the pseudo- environment: operate in reality when action eventuate not where pseudo-environment is stimulated, thomas theorem: things perceived as real are real in their effects . Collective and shared pseudo-environments overlap for common behaviour/understanding: misunderstandings lead to conflict. Description: how do we perceive real/false? : prescription: expert group (mass media/press) to determine what means what, organize public opinions) Whatever we believe to be a true picture, we treat as if it were the environment itself (1922; Human response to the picture of the scene/pseudo environment. Exists in minds how everything in life is.
