SOC 2230 - Computers and Culture:Sex,Circuits,and Cyborgs

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SUNY at Purchase College

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Description:

4 credits. Spring Examines the connections between computers and culture, with a critical look at how computers may be changing and shaping culture, and how culture affects people’s use and understanding of computers. The course focuses in particular on the ways in which gender, race, and class affect people’s experiences with and understanding of computers. Both work and leisure uses of computers are considered. Offered as NME 2235 for new media majors. Prerequisite: SOC 1500

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.purchase.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 251-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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