Communication technology shapes culture through interests, symbols, and community
Evidence
Innis argued that changes in communication technology affected culture by altering the structure of interests (the things thought about) by changing the character of symbols (the things thought with), and by changing the nature of community (the arena in which thought developed). — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 622
Categorization
- DEFINE: Lays out Innis’s three-fold mechanism of technological cultural change.
- corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 622
- XREF: connects to: Electronics’ core meaning is enlarged social scale and centralizing power, not entertainment — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 556; Studying culture is fundamentally studying communications — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 251; Digital communication technologies have fundamentally changed public communication, reshaping perception of space and interaction — The Influence Of Communication Technology On Human Relations (+19 more)
Broader Connections
- Communication is a symbolic process producing and maintaining reality.
#expands(0.90) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 180 - Modern communications technology has fundamentally reshaped human consciousness and social relations
#expands(0.85) - The ritual view of communication maintains society in time through shared beliefs
#expands(0.85) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161 - Studying culture is fundamentally studying communications
#corroborates(0.75) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 251 - Communication technologies are celebrated for transforming society, not transmitting faster
#corroborates(0.75) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 729 - Communication models themselves shape concrete human interaction.
#expands(0.75) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 215