The End of Conversation: The Impact of Mass Media on Modern Society (Contributions in Sociology)
by Franco Ferrarotti
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Franco Ferrarotti here offers a provocative look at the future of a world dominated by mass media--particularly television. He argues eloquently that the art of story-telling, the traditions of oral history, the simple pleasures of individual conversation are being lost, precisely because they embody qualities antithetical to the technological imperatives of mass society--qualities such as time to develop a thought, a thirst for details, patience, and a delight in the unexpected. He asserts show more that the mental habits prevailing in an age that places undue value on instantaneous images are incompatible with extended face-to-face dialogue. show lessTags
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Franco Ferrarotti is professor of sociology and a director of the doctoral program at the University of Rome, Faculty of Sociology.
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- 302.23 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Mass Communication & Media Communication Media (Means of communication)
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- HM258 .F47 — Social sciences Sociology (General) Sociology These are obsolete numbers no longer used
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