COMM 2102 Study Guide - Mass Surveillance, Claude Shannon, Communication Studies
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Ex: gps, function on phone to track it, search results on google: we can access elements of popular culture illegally, these being owned by fewer people (concentration of media) ****theory in communication studies: a set of statements about some aspects of human life that apply to some cases but rarely to all case: theories are right until we can prove that they are wrong. Ideas do not come out of nowhere: they emerge out of real life situations: communication = mash up video. Part 1: while the act of communicating is an old thing, the idea of communication as its own concept and is an object we theorize about is a very modern thing (19th century). Transitions from traditional society to modern society: immergence of different types of media, mass schooling, rapid advancements in technology etc. Part 2: a lot of people tend to think of the world"s problems as issues with communication.