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Sociology Chapter 8

TermDefinition
technology the application of science to solve everyday problems in life
knowledge gap the gap in information that builds as groups grow up without access to technology
digital divide the uneven access to technology among different races, classes, and geographic areas
net neutrality the principle that all Internet data should be treated equally by Internet service providers
media all print, digital, and electronic means of communication
utility patents patents that are granted for the invention or discovery of any new useful process, product, or machine
design patents patents that are granted when someone has invented a new and original design for a manufactured product
plant patents patents that recognize the discovery of new plant types that can be asexually reproduced
evolutionary model of technological change in which a breakdown in one form of tech leads to a number of variations
new media all interactive forms of information exchange
planned obsolescence the act of a technology company planning for a product to be obsolete or unable from the time its created
media globalization the worldwide integration of media through the cross-cultural exchange of ideas
technological globalization the cross-cultural development and exchange of technology
media consolidation a process in which fewer and fewer owners control the majority of media outlets
oligopoly when a few firms dominate a media marketplace (created by media consolidation)
technological diffusion the spread of technology across borders
narcotizing function a result in which people are too overwhelmed with media input to really care about the issue
gatekeeping the sorting process by which thousands of possible messages are shaped into mass media appropriate reduced to a manageable amount
panoptic survelliance a from of constant monitoring in which the observation posts are decentralized and the observed is never communicated with directly
cyberfeminism the application to and promotion of feminism online
neo-luddites those who see technology as a symbol of coldness of modern life
technophiles those who see technology as symbolizing the potential for a brighter future
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