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Sociology - Chapter 8

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A functionalist   show
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show would probably focus on the systematic inequality created by differential access to media and technology.  
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show describes the application of science to address the problems of daily life  
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show 1. differential class-based access to technology in the form of the digital divide.2. Knowledge gap  
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show based access to technology in the form of the digital divide.  
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Technological stratification - knowledge gap, is   show
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e-readiness,   show
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digital divide,   show
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show not mean access to computers or the internet, but rather access to the kind of online technology that allows for empowerment, not just entertainment (Washington 2011).  
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Mossberger, Tolbert, and Gilbert (2006) demonstrated that the majority of the digital divide   show
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show For the Latino population, ethnicity alone, regardless of economics or geography, seemed to limit technology use.  
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show the business practice of planning for a product to be obsolete or unusable from the time it is created.  
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show the uneven access to technology around race, class, and geographic lines.  
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e-readiness:   show
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show the gap in information that builds as groups grow up without access to technology.  
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planned obsolescence:   show
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technology:   show
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U.S. Patent Office,   show
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Utility patents are the first type.   show
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design patent.   show
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show the final type, recognize the discovery of new plant types that can be asexually reproduced.  
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show a breakthrough in one form of technology leads to a number of variations. Once those are assessed, a prototype emerges, and then a period of slight adjustments to the technology, interrupted by a breakthrough.  
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show were hand-copied onto boards and carried around to keep the citizenry informed.  
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show the way that people shared ideas changed, as information could be mass produced and stored.  
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The invention of the telegraph,   show
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William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer   show
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Vladimir Lenin’s Irksa (The Spark) newspaper   show
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According to the Pew Research Center, 2009 saw an unprecedented drop in newspaper circulation   show
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Radio programming obviously preceded television   show
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Right up through the 1970s, American television was dominated by   show
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By the late 1990s, 98 percent of U.S. homes had   show
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show when color and sound were first integrated into feature films. Movies also act as time capsules or cultural touchstones for society.  
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New media   show
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New media tends to (Lievrouw and Livingston 2006)   show
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show as well as offering alternative forums to groups unable to gain access to traditional political platforms, such as groups associated with the Arab Spring protests (van de Donk et al. 2004).  
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show the lack of oversight means that we must be more careful than ever to ensure our news is coming from accurate sources.  
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In 1994, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ERSB)   show
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in 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled   show
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Psychologists Anderson and Bushman (2001) reviewed 40-plus years of research on the subject and, in 2003, determined that there are causal linkages between violent video game use and aggression.   show
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show increased expectations regarding violence as a solution, increased violent behavioral scripts, and making violent behavior more cognitively accessible (Anderson 2003).  
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show imagine and access violent solutions than nonviolent ones, and are less socialized to see violence as a negative.  
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According to an article in the New York Times, fall semester 2011 saw an estimated 10,000 American college students working on campus as brand ambassadors for products from Red Bull energy drinks to Hewlett-Packard computers (Singer 2011)   show
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show the same sources, resulting in the same message, presented with only slight variations. Whether you are reading the New York Times or the CNN’s web site, the coverage of national events like a major court case or political issue will likely be the same.  
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show know to seek out Fox News  
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Democrats   show
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