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  JC Church 9/28/26 Digital Media: Theory and Practice Questions for Social Construction of Society How does social construction of technology reject the two tenets of technological determinism? Social construction of technology rejects the two tenets of technological determinism by arguing that technology does not develop independently from society and does not automatically determine social change. Instead, technology is shaped by the needs, values, interests, and decisions of different social groups. At the same time, society is also influenced by the technologies it creates and uses. In this view, technology and society influence each other, rather than technology simply controlling the direction of social development. What is the relationship between technology and society according to social construction of technology theory? According to the social construction of technology theory, technology and society have a two-way relationship in that society influences how technol...

JC Church 9/21/26 Digital Media: Theory and Practice Questions for Technological Determinism 1. What is the impact of writing invention on social changes by breaking through the limits of oral culture? The impact of the invention of writing on social changes by breaking through the limits of oral  culture is that it ascended the previous bounds that came with the oral transmission of knowledge. In the  article Walter Ong expressed his opinion that oral transmission had been heavily tainted by hierarchical  control with the indefinite knowledge of history only being stored in the minds of those who experienced it first hand. With it most likely going through a multitude of changes of time went on through missing details or added details whether due to forgetfulness or differentiating opinions to sway history in favor or against a certain group. Ong believed that writing allowed knowledge to be accessible to a much large r group of people instead of those just at the t...

  JC Church 9/15/26 Digital Media: Theory and Practice Questions for Media and Digital Technology 1. What is mediation? How do digital technologies illustrate mediation in modern social, political, and economical life?      Mediation is the process through which a medium such as technology shapes how people communicate, understand information, and experience the world. Instead of experiencing many events or relationships first hand, people often encounter them through some form of mediation. In social life, technologies such as social media, messaging apps, and video-calling platforms mediate how people communicate and maintain relationships. They allow people to interact across long distances and create online communities. In political life, digital technologies mediate how citizens receive political information and participate in public debate. Social media and online news platforms allow people to follow politicians, discuss political issues, organize movements, a...