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Chapter 08
Sociology 3e
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cyberfeminism | the application to and promotion of feminism online |
| design patents | patents that are granted when someone has invented a new and original design for manufactured product |
| digital divide | the uneven access to technology around race, class, and geographical lines |
| e-readiness | the ability to sort through, interpret, and process digital knowledge |
| evolutionary model or technological change | a breakthrough in one form of technology that leads to a number of variations, from which a prototype emerges, followed by a period of slight adjustments to the technology interrupted by a breakthrough |
| gatekeeping | the sorting process by which thousands of possible messages are shaped into a mass media appropriate form and reduced to a manageable amount |
| knowledge gap | the gap in information that builds as groups grow up without access to technology |
| media | all print, digital, and electronic means of communication |
| media consolidation | a process by which fewer and fewer owners control the majority of media outlets |
| media globalization | the worldwide integration of media through the cross-cultural exchange of ideas |
| new-Luddites | those who see technology as a symbol of the coldness of modern life |
| net neutrality | the principle that all Internet data should be treated equally by internet service providers |
| new media | all interactive forms of information exchange |
| oligopoly | a situation in which a few firms dominate a marketplace |
| panoptic surveillance | a form of constant monitoring in which the observation posts are decentralized and the observed is never communicate with directly |
| planned obsolescence | the act of a technology company planning for a product to be obsolete or unusable from the time it's created |
| plant patents | patents that recognize the discovery of new plant types that can be asexually reproduced |
| technological diffusion | the spread of technology across boarders |
| technology globalization | the cross-cultural development and exchange of technology |
| technology | the application of science to solve problems in daily life |
| technophiles | those who see technology as symbolizing the potential for a brighter future |
| utility patents | patents that are granted for the invention or discovery of any new and useful process, product, or machine |
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