Deibert (Homework #3)
Chapter 3
1. Distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces - do you agree? Why or why not?
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2. Do you agree that distributional changes undercut social forces while advancing interests of others? Why or why not?
3. Do you agree the new media environment helps dissolve institutional order? Why or why not?
4. Generally, do technological innovations have unintended consequences? Explain your answer (hint page 69-75).
5. Would you agree the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution?
Explain your answer.
6. Define scientific humanism.
7. Define the new media environment and the constitution of the modern order? What does Deibert mean here?
8. As riots spread from Wall Street across the United States - do you think communication technology is helping or hurting the organization of these movements? Is what we are experiencing similar to the demonstrations of Great Depression - or, due to communication technology we may anticipate a much greater and more profound number of people who take to the streets - similar to what we saw during the Arab Spring?
Stephanie Greenfield
ReplyDelete1. Distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces - do you agree? Why or why not? Agree - The mode of communication directly impacts social forces.
2. Do you agree that distributional changes undercut social forces while advancing interests of others? Why or why not? Disagree - I think that distributional changes can advance or inhibit both social changes and interest of others. I see it as a communication power that can have good and bad effects on society.
3. Do you agree the new media environment helps dissolve institutional order? Why or why not? Disagree - I think the only thing constant in life is change and institutional order is not and probably will never completely be disolved. Some individuals need order and will subscribe at their own will regardless of media.
4. Generally, do technological innovations have unintended consequences? Explain your answer (hint page 69-75). Of course they do, no one knows the impacts of innovation until the innovation has made its impact. Several examples are given in the book regarding "church", although that is simply because it is easy to demonstrate the historical patterns. Impacts have impacted how we do business, how we partent, how we teach, how we think....
5. Would you agree the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution?
Explain your answer. I beleive the two are definately related, alhough I beleive the reformation has additional factors and the digital revolution was not the only factor.
6. Define scientific humanism. Evolution of communication for profit, knowledge, etc.
7. Define the new media environment and the constitution of the modern order? What does Deibert mean here? A compilation of knowledge in a centeralized form gives power and constructs social norms.
8. As riots spread from Wall Street across the United States - do you think communication technology is helping or hurting the organization of these movements? Is what we are experiencing similar to the demonstrations of Great Depression - or, due to communication technology we may anticipate a much greater and more profound number of people who take to the streets - similar to what we saw during the Arab Spring? Again, I think it helps and hinders! I will say that the constant noise of communication technology creates a numbness due to data overload. But on the other hand the constant pounding of information sometimes catches my attention and I become quickly interested in something that otherwise may have gone unnoticed.
I do agree that distributional changes help transmit and store information and that helps strengthen the power of social forces. The anti-Wall Street movement was a good example.
ReplyDeleteI think the news media muddies the water when it comes to institutional order. Media is often so ready to get a story that they overlook the long range implications or repercussions of a specific act.
Yes, I think that technological innovations have unintended consequences. If my website looks amateurish then I will not generate as much income as a professional looking website.
The protestant reformation has some parallels when comparing to the digital revolution. The protestant reformation came into play when the Catholic Church had gained such power and greed that it was no longer functioning in its original means. So the reformation comes along and sets up different branches of religion for people to chose from and it helped spread the Gospel. Now the digital revolution has also been impressive. Instead of the 1% having all the wealth it feels like there is an opportunity for the other 99% to gain entrance into the elite top percent.
Scientific humanism is the desire for constantly evolving information which helps the new material flourish and grow.
The new media environment helps form what society considers a norm and from that there come power.
Riots will spread when information is too little or too much. If someone only has a little bit of the truth they can only make their judgment on that the same with too much media or press. People get wrapped up in causes and tend to lose focus on the whole picture.
Dawn
1. Yes I agree because social forces are directly linked to one another.
ReplyDelete2. I believe that it can go either way. Social forces whose interests match a communication environment will be favored while those whose interests do not will be placed at a disadvantage.
3. Yes I agree and maybe that is why gas prices are increasing?!?!
4. Yes technological innovations have unintended consequences. The book states how excited the church was about the first print that came out. It is exciting for us that we have experienced the internet and all it is turning out to be! But maybe...in certain circumstances it is more harmful than good!
5. I think that perhaps the digital revolution and the reformation are linked. Now that the digital revolution has occurred and is still occurring, it gives everyone a chance to put their name out there through the internet.
6. Scientific Humanism is the yearning for new innovations and technologies that are ever so popular. They can even be addictive in today's society.
7. Power and social norms go hand in hand. What people think is the norm is where the power lies.
8. I think that communication technology can both hinder and hurt the organization. People and businesses can say and do what they please on the internet and different people will take that different ways. I think it will take a lot for Wall Street to be hurt through the communication technology.
1. I do agree that distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces. The most recent examples of the shift in power are from the uprisings in places like Egypt, and Libya. The power of social networking allowed the world to quickly see what was really happening. The ability of the public to show what was really happening at different locations gave them a form of power.
ReplyDelete2. I do agree that distributional changes undercut social forces while advancing the interests of others. I believe that the system of distributional changes can be manipulated to advance the interests of others. If the top 1% can change the course of the distribution changes they could undercut social forces and weaken them while advancing the interests of themselves.
3. I believe that the new media environment could help dissolve institutional order if the institution in question was corrupt. If the institution was not corrupt then the new media environment may actually strengthen it. The new media environment is a kind of truth sauce. If you are lying then you will be revealed, if you are truthful you’ve created a base to build upon.
4. Yes, technological innovation do have unintended consequences. On a very basic level an example of this came along with the computer and keyboard. As people sat for hours typing along it did improve their production but as an unintended consequence they started to develop carpal tunnel syndrome.
5. I would agree that the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution in that it has changed the world as we know it but not in the same way. The protestant reformation was the moving away from Catholicism while the digital revolution is the moving away from analog forms of communication. Both were major events but for different reasons. The digital revolution came out of a pure base for improvement while the protestant reformation was to break the tyranny of the church.
6. Scientific humanism is the belief that science is the basis for our human existence.
7. The new media environment was the introduction of the printing press and it created a shift from and oral form of contractual agreement to a written form of contractual agreement. The constitution of the modern order was basically the ability to print or mass produce documents of standardization. This is what we use now in terms of; bills of sale, deeds, court records, licenses, contracts, etc…
8. I think that communication technology is helping them organize but I don’t think that it is helping them convey their message to the public in general since myself and others don’t really understand what they want. I do not think it is akin to the protests of the Great Depression and I don’t anticipate a greater accumulation of people. These individuals should occupy a job and not the street corner.
John Rea
Kolby
ReplyDelete1. Distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces - do you agree? Why or why not?
Yes I agree. The mode of communication can make or break the power. Occupy wall street versus occupy Boise
2. Do you agree that distributional changes undercut social forces while advancing interests of others? Why or why not?
Depending on the size of the social forces. Occupy Boise made no sense and the fight was blind. The larger social forces that have a plan will catch more eyes and have the ability to advance the interest of others.
3. Do you agree the new media environment helps dissolve institutional order? Why or why not?
There will never be a total dissolve of institutional order and the fact that the media says what it needs to say in order to increase ratings makes things that much worse.
4. Generally, do technological innovations have unintended consequences? Explain your answer (hint page 69-75).
I was looking into getting a website built and the “professional website builders” looked about as good as I could do I was turned off by it. This in turn makes me feel that I could potentially lose business if it does not look as professional as can be.
5. Would you agree the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution?
Explain your answer.
They have the ability to go hand in hand giving people more opportunities to get their name out there.
6. Define scientific humanism.
Can be looked at as the evolution of communications and new technology
7. Define the new media environment and the constitution of the modern order? What does Deibert mean here?
It is the construction of the social norms based on new media.
8. As riots spread from Wall Street across the United States - do you think communication technology is helping or hurting the organization of these movements? Is what we are experiencing similar to the demonstrations of Great Depression - or, due to communication technology we may anticipate a much greater and more profound number of people who take to the streets - similar to what we saw during the Arab Spring?
Communications can have both a good or bad outcome. Each individual will receive it differently depending on what it is and where it comes from. If we tend to focus on the small blemish rather than the beauty of the entire picture, it could reach the point of the great depression
1. Distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces - do you agree? Why or why not?
ReplyDeleteI do agree, because the social forces are what we make of them, and some of us are easily swayed to follow the pack even if we don’t know what the pack is doing.
2. Do you agree that distributional changes undercut social forces while advancing interests of others? Why or why not?
Yes, if you steel the thunder from one you it will be given to another. Like talking down towards Facebook, and talking up towards Twitter.
3. Do you agree the new media environment helps dissolve institutional order? Why or why not?
In our country no, in other countries yes. Our government has too much control over what is spread through out the news or social media. Case in point, how many articles to you see on the bad things we do as country over personal interest, vs how many bad things other countries to against us over personal interest
4. Generally, do technological innovations have unintended consequences? Explain your answer (hint page 69-75).
Yes they do. RFID (radio frequency identification) put into pass ports to make it easier to track in the airport. Good - They can see all of your information with out stopping you. Bad - This also means that hackers can steal this information.
5. Would you agree the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution?
Explain your answer.
Yes. I feel that both can be skewed into a view that will persuade others to their view.
6. Define scientific humanism.
The advancements in human technologies that make life easier
7. Define the new media environment and the constitution of the modern order? What does Deibert mean here?
The new media environment was the printing press, and the constitution of the modern order was the gaining of power and wealth out side of the normal confounds (being independent).
Deibert means that once one man saw another man make money on his own, he wanted to do the same
8. As riots spread from Wall Street across the United States - do you think communication technology is helping or hurting the organization of these movements? Is what we are experiencing similar to the demonstrations of Great Depression - or, due to communication technology we may anticipate a much greater and more profound number of people who take to the streets - similar to what we saw during the Arab Spring?
I think that it is hurting them in the US because it was used against them. They showed that the people were unorganized and made it look like they did not have a goal. Arab Spring on the other hand, it was the fuse that ignited the powder keg. With out it Arab Spring would not have been so powerful.
1. Agree; The mode of communication has everything to do with social forces such as rallies and marches or occupy wall street.
ReplyDelete2. Yes I agree but it can also go both ways .The system does help certain people advance and leaves the rest of us in the dust. Such as the “1%” we always talk about.
3. No I don’t think it does it most cases. I believe the government controls a lot of what big media outlets are allowed to air or print so it doesn’t give them a chance to cause any disorder.
4. Yes I think it does. We get excited about new technologies coming out such as the church was with the first print of the Bible but sometimes technology does more harm than good such as putting a lot of people out of business and taking away jobs.
5. I think they are related in the fact that they are both change. But the need to get away from the church and our countries desire for everything to be new technology are different.
6. Scientific humanism- the belief that the base of our human existence is purely because of science.
7. The new media environment was started with the printing press and oral contracts and such changing in to print and written contracts. With that there came power and new ways of making money. When humans see others making money they want to do the same.
8. Comm technology has had both good and bad outcomes. The people involved in the distributing and sales of communication tech are doing well and are in the right business but those who aren’t participating in comm tech are the ones hurting. Comm tech is a force that cannot be stopped even if some tried.
1. Distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces - do you agree? Why or why not?
ReplyDeleteYes, communication can change in different environments. Social forces in one environment may be different in other environments. There is some shifting of power because social forces change.
2. Do you agree that distributional changes undercut social forces while advancing interests of others? Why or why not?
To a degree. Since the mode of communication is advancing it gives more power to certain people. For example, the Internet allows the quote “power is knowledge” to come to life. People use the internet for knowledge so Internet users can advance their interests.
3. Do you agree the new media environment helps dissolve institutional order? Why or why not?
Not really because of the government and the news media environment itself. It is more focused on ratings and entertainment. The government does not want Americans to know what is going on behind the scenes. Also, most Americans are uninterested in knowing that sort of stuff and would rather hear about celebrities or interest related stories.
4. Generally, do technological innovations have unintended consequences? Explain your answer (hint page 69-75).
Technological innovations definitely have unintended consequences. We rely so much on technology now-a-days that most of our day to day living would be impossible without it. Students use the Internet to Google answers instead of critically thinking and using their own brain. Same with finding the meanings of words - who uses the dictionary anymore? It is important for the younger generation to know how to look up words in the dictionary but instead they are allowed to use the Internet. Some would argue this point but technology has become too relied upon.
5. Would you agree the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution?
Explain your answer.
I would agree that the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution. Both eras wanted change and fought to have that change. Becoming separate from the church was important to them and digital revolution was important to us, almost essential in some people’s eyes. That is where the difference could lay.
6. Define scientific humanism.
The desire for new technologies. Evolution of communication and new technologies.
7. Define the new media environment and the constitution of the modern order? What does Deibert mean here?
It was first the printing press and shifted from oral to written. These new norms create power and money. When people see others using this to make money they want the same.
8. As riots spread from Wall Street across the United States - do you think communication technology is helping or hurting the organization of these movements? Is what we are experiencing similar to the demonstrations of Great Depression - or, due to communication technology we may anticipate a much greater and more profound number of people who take to the streets - similar to what we saw during the Arab Spring?
Communication technology is both helping and hurting organizations. Almost all business use some form of communication technology but it can hurt them if they do not use it the correct way, use it too much, or use it too little. Organizations need to find the right way to use comm. tech in these types of movements.
1 - Yes, social forces is all about power and it can shift from one environment to another
ReplyDelete2 - Absolutely, size plays a huge difference. A larger group can hold more power and get things accomplished faster.
3 - I believe that institutional order has lessened but do not think that it will completely go away. There is too much control from a variety of sources
4 - Absolutely - I believe there are drawbacks to everything in life and people need to be aware of them. I asked my kid the other day to address an envelope for me and I found out he had no idea how to do it. That, to me, is an example of a major drawback of the internet and email.
5 - They both brought about change and growth. You could compare them but you can also compare the technological revolution to a lot of other eras of change as well.
6 - Scientific humanism is about evolution in communication technology that provides growth and new technologies
7 - the new media environment is the shift from oral to written agreements. The constitution of the modern order was the gaining of wealth and power through that.
8 - Communication technology has helped with organization but I don’t necessarily believe that it has helped with communication. There is something lost in translation when you go from having a conversation to communicating in a new media way
Larisa Gavrilyuk
ReplyDelete1. Distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces - do you agree? Why or why not?
I agree, because it helps to transmit information and they are linked together.
2. Do you agree that distributional changes undercut social forces while advancing interests of others? Why or why not?
I believe it can go both ways. When one will grow and become more popular the other other one may die down.
3. Do you agree the new media environment helps dissolve institutional order? Why or why not?
I don't think so, because it seems like the news organizations are interested in ratings and will do whatever to keep them up. And there is a lot of different variety of news out there.
4. Generally, do technological innovations have unintended consequences? Explain your answer (hint page 69-75).
Without a doubt. Who would of ever thought that there would be such a thing like Internet addicts when internet first came out. People are not only becoming reliant on the Internet they are becoming addicted and cannot be without even for a few hours.
5. Would you agree the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution?
Explain your answer.
Both are very different but are alike at the same time. While one moved from the church government the other one is moving into a different way of communication. It just depends how it is viewed.
6. Define scientific humanism.
Scientific humanism is the growth and advancement of our technologies and the advancement in humanity as well.
7. Define the new media environment and the constitution of the modern order? What does Deibert mean here?
Basically it started with the printing press, and when shifted from oral to written form. The constitution of the modern order creates power and money and eventually everyone else wants to do the same.
8. As riots spread from Wall Street across the United States - do you think communication technology is helping or hurting the organization of these movements? Is what we are experiencing similar to the demonstrations of Great Depression - or, due to communication technology we may anticipate a much greater and more profound number of people who take to the streets - similar to what we saw during the Arab Spring?
At this point I don't think there is a way to tell if its hurting or helping the organizations. People, I think can be persuaded very easily, and most of them a lot of times don't even know why they are protesting. Companies however should have a happy medium when it comes to technologies. However I believe it can be a good thing if used in moderation.
Ben Wagner
ReplyDelete1. Distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces - do you agree? Why or why not?
Yes, I think it is a good thing so that information can be had by many.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204612504576608730855935832.html
2. Do you agree that distributional changes undercut social forces while advancing interests of others? Why or why not? No- I think it has the ability to, but I do not think that was the main goal.
3. Do you agree the new media environment helps dissolve institutional order? Why or why not? Yes, I think that it has proven to do this in larger cities such as Washington D.C. or New York City, but not so much here in Boise.
4. Generally, do technological innovations have unintended consequences? Explain your answer (hint page 69-75). Yes, technological innovations are very much used for alternative means every day. The internet, for example, was formed on the basic premise that information would end up being accessable to all people. That information, in my opinion, would not have included personal information that is stolen each and every day from that source.
5. Would you agree the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution? Somewhat, the driving force behind these two reformations are different, but both relate to the core idea that information and thinking are good things, and thus we see both of these having sweeping effects.
Explain your answer.
6. Define scientific humanism. This refers t the evolution of not only technology, but also of humanity as a whole.
7. Define the new media environment and the constitution of the modern order? What does Deibert mean here? Starting with the printing press, technology and trends have moved into new spheres in which we communicate.
8. As riots spread from Wall Street across the United States - do you think communication technology is helping or hurting the organization of these movements? Is what we are experiencing similar to the demonstrations of Great Depression - or, due to communication technology we may anticipate a much greater and more profound number of people who take to the streets - similar to what we saw during the Arab Spring? I think that social technology has aided in the organization of these new age movements such as Occupy. During the Depression, the news of other groups protesting moved much slower than it does today, so it didn't play such a role. In countries where their personal freedom is already in question, I think social media works as a spark that ignites these ideas and produces results such as those we have seen in Libya and Egypt.
Aaron Henretty
ReplyDelete1. Yes, they are directly linked together, with a good example being the anti-Wall Street Movement.
2. This can go both ways; with the rise of one, the other will go down, and vice versa.
3. Not necessarily. I believe it has the ability to dissolve institutional order, but it all depends on the institutional order we are dealing with. In some cases the new media enviroment can streghten it.
4. Yes. With the power that comes from technological innovations, comes,as the great Peter Parker (Spider-Man) said, "great responsibility". Meaning, this innovations can be used for good, but can also be used for negative purposes.
5. Of course. It's the new way of thinking that drove both of these reformations forward, although they clearly dealt with different matters.
6. The colation of both scientic development, and the developement of humans as a race as well.
7. The shifting of verbal communication, the spoken word, to the written word, with the constitution of the modern order being the wealth and power that came from said shift in communication.
8. I think the communication technologies are doing both, hurting and helping. I believe that what we are seeing with the protests in Wall Street are a mixture of the demonstrations of the Great Depression with the Arab Spring.
1. Yes, the mode of communication has a direct effect on changes in power.
ReplyDelete2.I think it works both ways. When you push one down, the other one will flourish.
3. No, the news media is all about ratings, as well as being funded by the rich, and regulated by the government.
4.I think everything that is created will have unintended consequences, the internet included. I do not think they created the internet to be able to possibly access protected documents, or illegal content.
5. Yes, I think both had a huge impact and change. They both wanted to get away of control of others and put control in their own hands. The digital revolution put control in our hands in terms of communication and information.
6. This is talking about the evolution of the human race in physical and mental ways, as well as technology.
7.Moving from only oral forms of communication into written word like the printing press. This also created a new form of wealth and power to people, which everyone wants.
8. I think it can hurt in people may be receiving wrong information. Yet it is helping in the fact it is bring more people together in hope of making a larger impact. I think it keeps people working towards change all the time.
-Amanda Berardinelli
1.Yes, I do agree because social forces can be a highly impactful influence in communication.
ReplyDelete2.I both agree and disagree. Naturally, when one increases the other will decrease.
3.No, I don’t necessarily agree that the new media helps dissolve institutional order because our government has a very solid foundation that presumably will not change (no precedent ever seen).
4.Unfortunately, yes. Consequences of new technology be fairly minute or extremely large from putting mom and pop shops out of business to the market of selling individual information.
5.I do believe that the two are similarly related as in their decisions to move from one form of ‘communication’ to another.
6.Evolution in communication technology and how it effect on humanity.
7.The first and initial printing press that shifted from oral to written communication which have created new societal norms.
8.I think the modern riots are too new to really determine if communication technology is helping or hurting these movements. I believe that in time, we will see if the new media is something to ‘count on’ during these movements or something to avoid.
Katie Amen
Dan Marshall
ReplyDelete1. Distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces - do you agree? Why or why not?
I agree because power can shift from one thing to the next depending on demands.
2. Do you agree that distributional changes undercut social forces while advancing interests of others? Why or why not?
I think that it depends on the situation. I'm not sure if one is sacrificed in order for the other to grow.
3. Do you agree the new media environment helps dissolve institutional order? Why or why not?
The new media has definitely made a huge impact on our culture and the institutional order. I don't think that institutional order will ever be gone, maybe in time.
4. Generally, do technological innovations have unintended consequences? Explain your answer (hint page 69-75).
Yes. I think that in instances like Google and Yahoo where we have great search engines for our benefit we sacrifice our privacy in that these companies can see what we are doing online.
5. Would you agree the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution?
Explain your answer.
They are both similar in the fact that the protestant revolution was about wanting freedom of religion. whereas the digital revolution is about freedom of time and information. We can now accomplish things much faster with technology and we have unlimited info at our fingertips.
6. Define scientific humanism.
The evolution of humanity and science and technology.
7. Define the new media environment and the constitution of the modern order? What does Deibert mean here?
The printing press made it possible for information to be duplicated and power was able to shift from the powerful to the public. Overtime the people have become more and more powerful with information that is made available.
8. As riots spread from Wall Street across the United States - do you think communication technology is helping or hurting the organization of these movements? Is what we are experiencing similar to the demonstrations of Great Depression - or, due to communication technology we may anticipate a much greater and more profound number of people who take to the streets - similar to what we saw during the Arab Spring?
I think that communication technology can hurt and help organizations. It depends how the media portrays the event. Sometimes people jump on a bandwagon just because the media and technology make them feel like it is the norm. People should analyze the situation for themselves.
1. Distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces are true because social forces change in communication and those that can communicate well to the majority hold the social forces.
ReplyDelete2. I don't agree but I also agree because both keep in balance with each other. One goes up and the other goes down.
3. I do agree that the new media environment helps dissolve institutional order because media helps people get distracted easily on things that seem to be a waste of time rather than get them educated in the government. I mean it does depend on what people choose to watch, but the media seems to try to make us forget real life and put stupid things in our faces, like MTV, that make people focus on things that they think are important rather than real life, etc. teen mom.
4. Technological innovations have unintended consequences such as big search engines and Facebook. They take things we search or "like" and bombard us with ads and things that might interest us or sell them to companies for demographics and how to target our market better.
5. They both have to do with wanting freedom and they both intertwine because we now have the freedom to do as we please on the internet, to an extent.
6. Scientific humanism is the science of humans, technology, and science.
7. New media environment and the constitution of the modern order is how media started off with the church and only a small portion of society had the power of the information and now anybody can get any information, we just have to make sure the information is credible.
8. With all the riots and occupy "your city here" things going on I think that the media helps spread the news of the occupy people and those that are agonist it. Facebook helps people make groups that support their cause and vice versa.
-Mecala Fitzpatrick
1. I would agree with that because power is always changing
ReplyDelete2. It varies on the type of situation that you find yourself in.
3. Media has had a much bigger role in the way that our culture is viewed abroad and by us.
4. Technology always has some good and some bad. I think that when we create some of the things we are creating it brings so many good and welcome changes that we dont realize what it is really doing to our culture
5. They both brought a long a ton of change for good and bad
6. It is the science of humans
7. it shapes what we think our the norms of our society
8. Technology is helping get the word out about what they are doing and what they stand for.
Bryce Martin
1. Distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces - do you agree? Why or why not?
ReplyDeleteYou bet, because when the system of communication changes so does the power.
2. Do you agree that distributional changes undercut social forces while advancing interests of others? Why or why not?
Sure it can be like that. I suppose if there are conflicting issues at hand.
3. Do you agree the new media environment helps dissolve institutional order? Why or why not?
Both, The governments can use all the new technology to help suppress freedoms. But at the same time it has allowed some freedoms to blossom more.
4. Generally, do technological innovations have unintended consequences? Explain your answer (hint page 69-75).
Of course, Some technologies have dissolved whole industries and others have resulted in the bloodshed of thousands of individuals.
5. Would you agree the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution?
Explain your answer.
I’d say yes, they both had to do with freedom of thought. Obviously they are different but the underlying message is still there.
6. Define scientific humanism.
Scientific approach to the study of human values, philosophy and concerns.
7. Define the new media environment and the constitution of the modern order? What does Deibert mean here?
The ability to print became an ability that was common place. Now the ability to type and have a computer is now common place. The constitution of the modern order is that which anyone can go out and make money on his/her own using these common technologies.
8. As riots spread from Wall Street across the United States - do you think communication technology is helping or hurting the organization of these movements? Is what we are experiencing similar to the demonstrations of Great Depression - or, due to communication technology we may anticipate a much greater and more profound number of people who take to the streets - similar to what we saw during the Arab Spring?
Communication technology has helped these movements. People are too comfortable in our country to do anything about any sort of quarrels they might have with the government at this point in time. However, in the countries where the civilians don’t even have basic rights they are moving to gain their freedoms back and communication technology can only help their efforts.
ANDREW CLARKE
Deibert hw #1
ReplyDeleteSam BEll
1. Yes I agree. The mode of communication can directly effect the mode of communication. Distributional changes change the mode and therefore, have a direct impact on social forces.
2. Yes, I agree that distributional changes undercut social forces and are used for the benefit of others. Humans use distributional changes as a political platform to advance their interests and undercut the betterment of society.
3. Yes , I believe the new media helps dissolve institutional order. The wealth of information available through technology gives a second opinion to everything and lots of corruption is leaked from and via technology.
4. Absolutely technological innovations have unexpected consequences. Our technological advancement is supposed to make our lives easier, however, it is easy to point to the loss of jobs due to outsourcing and computer efficiency replacing jobs that once belonged to people.
5. Absolutely not, the protestant revolution is completely different than the digital revolution. The protestant revolution was free thought and freedom from church politics, the digital revolution is inspired by business and convenience, not opposition to social forces.
6. Scientific humanism is the advancement of communication and technology for money. It takes scientific fact and combines it with human economic ploys.
7. Diebert means that the new media and the constitution of the modern order means that knowledge readily available constructs society and forms our modern order or way in which we do things.
8. Communication technology is absolutely helping organize movements such as Occupy Wall Street and other social uprisings worldwide. People can inundate the web and use technology to confuse those who want to squash movements. Flash mobs have been effective tools for organizing movements. These movements are not of the past and are unique. Communication technology mobilizes the masses at speeds never before seen and involves activists worldwide.
-Sam Bell
1. Distributional changes are changes in the relative power of social forces - do you agree? Why or why not? Yes I agree that communication and the power of social forces are connected the relationship between the 2 are causal.
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2. Do you agree that distributional changes undercut social forces while advancing interests of others? Why or why not? I do think that distributional changes can undercut social forces and advance the interest of others. If one group has a stronger pull then the other can fall behind.
3. Do you agree the new media environment helps dissolve institutional order? Why or why not?I don’t think that new media will dissolve institutional order even with its increasing new technology. There has always been a limit on how much information can be revealed and I think that is what keeps the institutional order.
4. Generally, do technological innovations have unintended consequences? Explain your answer (hint page 69-75).I completely agree that technology innovations have unintended consequences. People rely on technology everyday to communicate with people. But when the technology that we use every day fails us or is not available we are completely lost.
5. Would you agree the protestant reformation is akin to the digital revolution? Explain your answer. I think that both the protestant revolution and the digital revolution have one common theme and that is freedom.
6. Define scientific humanism.
Scientific humanism describes the effects of communication on society.
7. Define the new media environment and the constitution of the modern order? What does Deibert mean here? The creation of the printing press made communication widely expandable and easier to access.
8. As riots spread from Wall Street across the United States - do you think communication technology is helping or hurting the organization of these movements? Is what we are experiencing similar to the demonstrations of Great Depression - or, due to communication technology we may anticipate a much greater and more profound number of people who take to the streets - similar to what we saw during the Arab Spring? I think that the communication technology is helping the organizations but can also be hurtful. Media can spread the word of protestors but they have their own bias and stories can be misinterpreted. I think the protests are a mix of both previous demonstrations.
-Kali Sanders
-Vanessa Rios
ReplyDelete1. Yes, communication and the power of social change go hand in hand. The way things are communicated impact social forces.
2. Yes, because as one is advancing the other is staying behind therefore shifting the social power.
3. I think if anything it will help keep order. Firewalls such as the example in China, limits to what is available to the public.
4. Yes, I think that this goes back to the idea of theory and reality. In theory some things seem amazing but lost in that world sometimes the reality of things are overlooked and things can go bad or unexpected glitched will arise.
5. Yes, I think that they are related in that they allow individuals to be free.
6. Scientific humanism is how people are affected by communication.
7. With the development of the printing press people were united by this and now it has shifted to digitized ways but is still the same idea. People can make a profit off of these new innovations.
8. I think that communication technology is both hurting and helping. People are becoming more aware but because of the framing of news in the media can be mislead and are left to interpret things based on how it is delivered.