Atkins SOC 101

2. cultural resources that are deemed worthy and give advantages to groups that have them
4. the spread of technology across borders
5. the application to and promotion of feminism online
9. any form of print, digital, or electronic means of communication
11. a form of constant monitoring in which the observation posts are decentralized and the observer is never communicated with directly
13. the uneven access to technology around race, class, and geographic lines
16. the act of a tech company planning for a product to be out of date from the time it's created
18. the cross-cultural development and exchange of technology
19. a result in which people are too overwhelmed with media information to be able to care about the issue
20. the sorting process by which thousands of possible messages are shaped into a mass media appropriate form and reduced to a manageable amount, the power to decide whether or not media will be produced

1. argues that mass media just shows the values of the general population
3. individuals who see technology as symbolizing the potential for a brighter future
6. a process by which fewer and fewer owners control the majority of media outlets
7. the concentration of cultural power
8. the principle that all internet data should be treated equally by internet service providers
10. a situation in which a few firms dominate the marketplace
12. a model of technological change that argues that a breakthrough in one form of tech leads to a number of variations
14. the fact that some people have more access to information than those who grow up without access to technology
15. includes the beliefs, practices, and objects that are part of everyday life
17. individuals who see technology as a symbol of the coldness of modern life

Atkins SOC 101 - Chap 8