Sociology 2106A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Eric A. Havelock, Walter J. Ong, Epigraphy
17 Oct 2018
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Erick havelock: historical research and investigated the early methods of communication, especially the effects of literacy. In oral societies, people are immersed in polychromic time: polychromic time: multiple events occur at once without sequence. Ancient greece is a oral society with time bias that supports community and is averse to change: ex. Print, radio, and tv because they reach a wide range of people in far distances: links mcluhan global village: the overcoming of spatial and time barriers leading to a more compressed world. Call display, answering machines: people have more control with instant messaging then with telephone, users determine when to log into a system, when to log out, whom to ignore, and choose who they wish to communicate with. Penetration of mediated communication: the impact of the internet on social relationships. How has technology affected our relationships: technology plays a significant role in the creation, maintenance, and dissolution of social relations.
