In the article, “An Introduction: Housework and Its Tools” by Ruth Schwartz Cowan, talks about industrialization and its effects. It also talks about how industrialization worked in households: “Households did not become industrialized in the same way that other workplaces did; there are striking differences between housework and other forms of industrialized labor. Most of […]
The Implications of Globalized Skill
Michelle Rodino-Colocino emphasizes the new issues surrounding the existence of the “digital divide” that complicate the definitions of knowledge and literacy. Existing scholarship and critique on the digital divide has been focused on the implications of its accessibility. This medium should be pervasive considering that proficiency in the usage of digital interfaces is becoming more and […]
Industrialization
In Cowan’s article “An Introduction: Housework and Its Tools”, he reviews how industrialization has been changing people, especially households’ lives. The new inventions and technology do help women in doing household chores, but it also take up more time. As I read the article, I don’t really agree with this point he argues. I think […]
Technology
This weeks topic made me feel somewhat privileged. That might not come off how I want it to but let me explain. During class we talked about the effects of how some people have more than others in a sense. This gives people an unfair advantage. For instance we talked in class about how some […]
Technology, Culture, and Our Connections
This week’s readings discussed how technology has advanced over time, and how said advancements drastically affect the way we live and interact with each other. Of course, technological advancement is a key marker in the development of society; without it we would never be able to evolve into the community we are today. Innovations like […]
The Flintstones or The Jetsons? Who Are We?
Modernizing our technology and advancing into the future is happening day in and day out with our public furniture and appliances. The Jetsons meeting the Flintstones sums up just how far we can go from primitive to futuristic in the blink of an eye and how we become so attached we are unable to break […]
Modern Families
During class it was mentioned that newer houses have more innovations and technology that keeps families from spending time together and I agree. My home has two large-screen televisions, one for the living room/kitchen area and another for the back TV room. This is certainly less than average homes but we take advantage of the […]
Times Are Changing in the Household
Cowan made the point in his article, “An Introduction: Housework and Its Tools,” that perhaps industrialization, while making household chores easier for women in the home, may also be making this part of a woman or man’s life more time consuming. Pre-war and pre-industrialization and even into the 20th century, family time was considered extremely […]
Cultural Technology
In this week’s readings, it discussed the topic of cultural technology and how it has changed over time. With technology constantly improving, it is changing the way we conduct our daily lives, whether in is in the household or the workplace. In the article “Laboring under the Digital Divide”, it exemplifies how the advancement in […]
Cultural technology
This week we talked about technology itself and how this technology is affecting our lives. This week two articles talked about the down side of technology. Reading these two articles brought up some new thoughts that I have never considered. Living in the 21st century, technology has always been acknowledged as a helpful tool in […]
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