PSYA01H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Shoshana Zuboff
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Salvation or curse: computerization of the office, early 1980, sociologist shoshana zuboff asked office workers to draw pictures representing how they felt about their jobs before and after a new computer system was introduced. Smiles changed into frowns, mobility became immobility, sociability was transformed into isolation, freedom turned to regimentation: according to wired, computers liberate us, they allow us to become more mobile and more creative. It allows our imaginations to leap and our spirits to soar. Economic sectors and revolution: the economy: is the institution that organizes the production, distribution, and exchange of goods and services. 3 sectors; also called agriculture, manufacturing and service sector place. Secondary: raw materials are turned into finished goods; manufacturing takes.
