MDSA02H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Raymond Williams, Arbitrage
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Final exam: tuesday, april 12, 2011, 7:00-9:00 pm, gym. The exam will be composed of multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank/short answer (1-2 sentences), paragraph (6-8 sentences). It will cover key concepts and factual information drawn from course readings and lectures. You should be able to define key concepts, explain their importance, and apply them to specific situations. Technological determinism- technological determinism is a reductionist theory that presumes that a society"s technology drives the development of its social structure and culture values. Mcluhan message always tells us to look beyond the obvious and seek the non-obvious changes or effects that are enabled, enhanced, accelerated or extended by the new thing. Progress- the idea of progress is typically seen as the assumption that the human condition will inevitably improve. A specific ideological view is that technology=progress and progress= The idea of progress first emerged in the 18th century when voltaire saw science and reason as the driving force behind societal behaviour.