CMNS 130 Study Guide - Final Guide: Francis Fukuyama, Mass Surveillance, Commodity Fetishism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMNS 130
• Professor: Jody Baker

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Cmns130-8 network society network is made up of nodes ties and ows network society: characterized by networked digital information technology but also the networked social relations four characteristics of network. 1. network technology: tech wifi : network economy: econ . (cid:19035)apple(cid:19036) - : network politics: politics , network identity: identity e. g. mass cmns mass self-cmns. Still mass media, in that it reaches potentially global audience e. g. a it mixes vertical and horizontal modes of communication. Self-generated in content- self-directed in emission- e. g. self-selected in reception- neo-liberalism . E. g. key beliefs: - individual self-interest is the guiding force in society. Individualism leads to competition : pro t . Yoneji masuda- in the industrial society there are three main types of social problems: recession-induced unemployment, wars resulting from international con ict, and the dictatorships of fascism. E. g. dictatorships of fascism info society- new econ crash. E. g. e. g. e. g. Pec: (cid:6959) who owns the media, (cid:1912) (cid:3506) (cid:1293) (cid:1293) (cid:3183)