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Chapter 08
Sociology 3e
Term | Definition |
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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 |