Media & Society

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The Attention Economy

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Tuning in at the moment is no longer sufficient. The media want our attention extended, continued, and reengaged after necessary absences such as work and sleep. 12 $1.20 Add
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Conclusion

The Immortal Uncle Tom

From: Uncle

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In the concluding chapter, Thompson summarizes her arguments, and suggests that Uncle Tom is quite possibly the most resilient figure in American history. 5 $0.50 Add
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Governance and Safety

Electromagnetic Explorations

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Electromagnetic concerns receive little attention because indeed they are hard to present in lay terms. Here is my attempt. 13 $1.30 Add
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Community, Communication, Digital Mediation, and Friendship

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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When we look at the changes in our own behavior due to i-tech, the first thing to very seriously consider is that the whole concept of social media was thought up by an individual who many … 20 $2.00 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part A

Adult Play

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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What I am concerned about are the changes in our attitudes and our desires that go far beyond the frameworks of curiosity and a bit of fun. The central issue once again concerns … 15 $1.50 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part B

Brain Wiring and the Death of Intimacy

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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The viewing of sexual activity or erotica online actually reduces, not raises, the interest in and the performance of real-life sexual activity. Lastly, and this was the eye-opener, in my study … 13 $1.30 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part C

From Children to Elders, Communication, and Lifestyle Solutions

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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It seems, with every passing decade, children are growing up faster. Innocence has been long lost with the aid of television and the music industry. Increasingly sexualized music videos for … 9 $0.90 Add
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Benefactors of Change

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Who benefits from the propagation and consumption of sextech and pornography? And who loses? The industries involved, as too all spinoffs of depersonalized touch (such as massage parlors, … 9 $0.90 Add
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i-Addiction and i-Life

The Beginnings of a New World

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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The realm of i-tech is not just a new space that allows for the extension of boundaries of communication and the maintenance of distal relationships; it is a new space, or rather a new world, one … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Tipping point

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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There are other alterations in behavior that don’t quite qualify as illness, but ones we should also be watching: Of note are increases in self-orientation and self-concern. From … 14 $1.40 Add
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Our Future Our Selves

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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I want to close this book by coming full circle back to what I feel are our most urgent issues: First and foremost are our collective children; the next generations and how we individually and … 14 $1.40 Add
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Democracy, Technology, and Communication in Canada

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Excerpt of a 2005 book by Darin Barney, Communication Technology, exploring the effect of information and communication technologies on Canadian democracy. ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Epilogue

So What to Do?

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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I believe we owe it to ourselves to keep one face, one mind, firmly fixed on the past while the other mind bravely looks forward, embracing change. 5 $0.50 Add