Interpersonal divide in the age of the machine / Michael Bugeja, PhD, Iowa State University, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bugeja, Michael J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Social aspects.

Mass media.

Technology--Social aspects.

Technology.

Interpersonal relations.

Social perception.

Physical Description:

xx, 188 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2018]

Summary:

Interpersonal divide in the age of the machine challenges us to scrutinize data science and take inventory of ourselves through the lens of the human condition, from which media and technology offer escape. Through a rich telling of media history and deep discussion of media and civic issues from an applied perspective, Bugeja illustrates how each medium changes the message, resulting in cultural upheaval that also causes deep rifts in personal and professional relationships. This new recasting of the Interpersonal divide addresses the impact on society of machines in the age of big data and artificial intelligence and urges us to remain focused on the importance of the consciousness, conscience, and community.

Contents:

The need to belong

The impact of media and technology

The age of the machine

Big data, little people

Interpersonal divide at home

Interpersonal divide at school

Interpersonal divide at work

Machine versus moral code.

Notes:

First edition ©2005

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-182) and index.

ISBN:

0190600993

9780190600990

OCLC:

993764521