Chapter 8: Media and Technology (http://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/chapter/chapter8-media-and-technology/);
Chapter 10: Global Inequality (http://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/chapter/chapter10-global-inequality/);
Chapter 18: Work and the Economy (http://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology/chapter/chapter18-work-and-the-economy/).
Based on what you have learned in this unit, answer the following questions:
Do you believe that technology has indeed flattened the world in terms of providing economic opportunity?
Do you believe digital media have changed social interaction and human connections?
How do you think the economy in your country will change as it moves closer to a technology-driven service economy?
Submit a paper that is well constructed using APA format. The paper should be a minimum of one typewritten page (approximately 300 to 400 words) with an introduction and conclusion. This paper shall demonstrate use of standard written English with respect to: organization, grammar, spelling, composition, sentence structure, punctuation, and construction.
Afterwards read a couple of pages from the following work by this author: http://www.edgeofgrace.net/2006/11/10/jacques-ellul-on-propaganda/.
Please discuss this reading assignment in light of the reading materials for this unit.
Reference:
Ellul, J. (1965). Propaganda: The formation of men’s attitudes. New York: Knopf.