Individuals are the forces that shape society/technological advances.
200
What is mobility concerned with?
Questions whether a technology is stationary or portable.
200
We watched a video of a woman walking down the aisle and checking her cellphone. What concept does this apply to from your readings? How does it show it?
Absent Presence- need to connect with others on the phone takes her out of the moment (getting married!!!)
300
People first got, and stayed online because of:
email!
300
Name 3 of the things that commonly influence technology use as discussed in the textbook:
Possible answers include: gender, age, race, income, education, and/or location
300
Define Domestication:
Technology moves from wild/fringe to everyday object, regularly used.
300
List the 3 types of interactivity:
Technical, Textual, Social
300
What was the major prediction for Hall & Baym related to relational satisfaction and dependence-overdependence on mobile devices?
user-generated content (but it existed before-just harder!)
400
What are trends in use of mobile devices that we have discussed in class? Describe 2 of the 3.
Possible answers include: 1. overall ownership on the rise, 2. increase of smartphones on the rise, and 3. ownership of regular cellphones are decreasing.
400
Define Social Shaping Theory:
Individuals AND machines influence society and choices we make when using technology. We "shape" it to fit our needs based on affordances of the technology.
400
Define reach:
the initial audience of a message (NOT how far it goes!)
400
How did Ann Landers and Dear Abby change their opinions over time about technology?
Technological Determinism --> Social Shaping (because of domestication)
500
The Internet was not the first technology to cause fear and moral panic. What technology, frequently discussed in the textbook, and mentioned in lecture as the topic of "The Victorian Internet" caused similar fears once upon a time?
The Telegraph
500
What is one of the biggest things that influences the digital divide in the United States (and abroad) besides the demographic information discussed?
Broadband access.
500
List the 3 theories from Chapter 2 in the correct order discussed in class:
Technological Determinism, Social Shaping, Social Construction
500
Someone says video chat is the best form of online communication. What 2 key concepts would they most likely point to to demonstrate their claim?
social cues and temporal structure
500
We watched a video from Microsoft that highlighted inventions in society like prosthetic limbs, digital voices, and x-ray machines. What perspective does this best fit, and why?
Social Construction Theory--shows how social context gave way to inventions that bettered every day life.