CMN 1160 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Collective Intelligence, Manuel Castells, Johannes Gutenberg

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1160
• Professor: Daniel Pare

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The media are vital elements of both society and culture. From this perspective, canadian society is the product of a complex weave of institutions and relationships: It is institutions and organizations that we share - these connect and bind us together. This complex weave of relationships and dependencies provides common bonds that are the foundations of canadians society. Culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the english language . Def: in this book, it is used to indicate a particular way of life, whether of a people, a group, or humanity in general. from this perspective, culture includes. Knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities acquired by man as a member of society . Check page 33 different type of culture . High culture: are the focus of this process of development: intellectual and artisitc works, such as music, painting, sculpture, and dramatic arts .