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Media and Technology, Extended

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Soc 0520 locks media as a socialization agent; this unit extends that lock to media's institutional role — how technology and media organize access, information, and power.

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The printing press, telegraph, and internet are studied for how each reorganized who could reach an audience.

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Students often treat media and technology as interchangeable; media are the means of communication that particular technologies enable.