Feminist theory and information technology
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Women have often been perceived as lacking the temperament and reasoning skills needed for full integration in the technology industries. New information and communication technologies are even rejected by ecofeminists, who see such things as masculine and thus competitive rather than cooperative with nature. In addition, much technology has been developed for military and economic purposes. Culture plays an important role in society's perceptions of women's abilities and place in society. Information technology can be used to benefit women, offering them skills and interaction with others.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 1992
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Trapped in electronic cages? Gender and new information technologies in the public and private domain: an overview of research
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Research on technology, specifically new information and communication technologies, indicates that women are largely excluded from this male-dominated field. In the public domain, NICTs have provided women with low-paid, low-quality jobs, such as word processing, while men hold the more creative and lucrative positions of designers and programmers. At home, more women have telecommuting jobs, also at low pay, which enable them to care for the household and bring in an income at the same time. Women need better education in this field in order to surpass fear of using computers.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 1992
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'Children and Television': a critical note on theory and method
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R. Hodge and D. Tripp's 'Children and Television: A Semiotic Approach' (1986) is a flawed attempt at an analysis of its topic from a communication studies viewpoint. While this book has worth as an interdisciplinary exploration, the authors' methodology is lacking social perspective, focusing too much on the individual. Hodge and Tripp's explanation of how children receive status-quo ideology from cartoons is ultimately unconvincing.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 1992
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