Information
is an important aspect of society because it gives insights of the advances and
problems of society. One of the most rapid growing means to discover information
of the world is science. The history of science that leads to multiple changes
of social structures and relations is fundamental to understand the present
science. With these new systems and during the renaissance the mass media grew
in an exponential form. The only negative are the terrible side effects like the
jealousy and inequality.
Science started in Greece with
math, physics, astronomy, and biology/medicine. After the fall of Rome the
Catholic Church and the economy silenced the scientific research. the renaissances began a resurgence of science
with the scientific method and gained
power after the 1800s with the industrialization. Modern science has multiple
branches and specialty, norms are expected to be followed and has a scientific
community to ensure norms were followed during experiment before being
accepted. These norms are the judgments based on creating equality ,Organized skepticism: All scientist
discoveries can be questioned and re-test, Communalism:
the discovery belongs to the scientist society and will be shared in the
scientist society, Disinterestedness:
scientist must look for the truth not individual gain, Counter norms: if the research has a controversial or not well
defined the research will be judged by mental state.
Mass media: method to communicate that reaches multiple
individuals. Writing and paper:
Sumerians with writing, Egyptians with papyrus. The printing press in Europe in
1400ad. The industrial age: the
industrial age multiplied the speed of the printing press and soon after the
news paper, radios, and movies. Computer
and information society: the invention of the internet caused the creation
of digital society that exchanges information and social economic activities. The
mass media of the usa is Print media:
news papers books and magazines, Audio:
sound records, and radio, Visual media:
movies, television, CD’s, and videocassettes, Online media: anything that is found. Convergence: areas with “media convergence” that is where to areas
of media colliding and combines.
The problems of science are Fraud: researchers fake or tamper their
results, Competition: the desire to
obtain fame and money causes scientists to block their information that way no
one can copy their experiment, This causes rushed research. Matthew effect: the credit of the
experiment goes to the most famous member instead of the group. Conflictive views: different theories
on reality are used in some experiments that alter the method and ideas. The perspectives
of mass media are Functionalist:
society runs smoother because individuals know what is happening, and Conflict: distract individuals with
merchandise reducing the possibility that individuals notice and do something
about the inequality. Which cause a knowledge-gap: caused by the economic difference
this is known as digital divide. The mass media is known for children having
access to violence, less contact with others, and a decrease in social capital.
It also makes a spiral of silence:
were a group silences those with different opinion and allows Gatekeepers to
select only a part of the information to be.
Science and information are the
reason for social change and improvement. The problems come from all directions
because none of these areas are perfect. From the conflict that are neutralize
create a greater revolution because eventually a very one is able to communicate.
Even with the errors science overcomes they as well as those that depend on the
mass media.
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