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Social Relationships and Democratization
Relationships and Democratization How many people here have made friends over the web? u What kind of hangouts are on the web? u Does CMCs, especially emails, break down the corporate hierarchy? u Are there really electronic communities? u
Relationships and Democratization (cont. 1) u Kiesler, Siegel, Mc. Guire (1984): experiments showed that CMC produced the following: • Longer to reach consensus • Participated more equally • More willingness to accept a conclusion that differed from their original opinion • Lots of flaming
Relationships and Democratization (cont. 2) u What is democracy? • Political? • Social? Do we lose important social cues when using email? u Can an employee feel lost in a companies email? u
Relationships and Democratization (cont. 3) Technological Determinism: technology is an external force which guides society. u Is technology analogous with progress? u Is/are technology/tools value-neutral or value-laden? u
Relationships and Democratization (cont. 4) Social Constructivism: Technology is a product of societal changes. Society guides technology. (baby seats, highways). u Contextualist? u Ans: The obligatory, lame compromise. u
Relationships and Democratization (cont. 5) u Lanham (1994): in the future, codex books will not be the standard for publishing.
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