Structures of consciousness parallel structures of communication

Evidence

Space-binding media were light and portable and permitted extension in space; time-binding media were heavy and durable or, like the oral tradition, persistent and difficult to destroy. In prepositional form, then, structures of consciousness parallel structures of communication. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 624

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘structures of consciousness parallel structures of communication’ thesis anticipates McLuhan’s medium-is-the-message and poststructuralist accounts. — connects to: Communication models themselves shape concrete human interaction. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 215; Communication constitutes reality rather than merely representing it — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 382; Every communication form carries a spatial or temporal bias — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 651 (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 624

Broader Connections

• Communication models themselves shape concrete human interaction. #corroborates (0.75) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 215
• Communication constitutes reality rather than merely representing it #corroborates (0.70) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 382
• Every communication form carries a spatial or temporal bias #expands (0.65) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 651