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Two thrusts in current debates regarding the nature of communication for the human species permeate virtually every discourse, whether applied to the expanding Internet, communication technologies, journalism practice, community discourse, or the creation of public spheres. In the structural thrust, human beings & their communication worlds are enslaved, & the public sphere is nothing but a pawn of that enslavement, which is increasingly controlled by capital, in particular, transnational corporations. For those writing in this thrust, hopes for the future are few. The postmodern thrust points toward human freedom, resistance, & the capacity to transcend even the most enslaving of conditions, to create rapture, bliss, & pleasure in virtually all situations. For those writing in this thrust, nothing is ever totally inscribed. The new communication technologies, in particular, the World Wide Web, are seen as sites of great hope, of emerging natural communities where like-minded people find each other & create moments of community, pleasure, & cooperation. 8 References. Adapted from the source document.

This study compared the MM behaviors-media ownership, use, content preferences, & att's-of low-income to general pop adults & low-income black to low-income white adults. 2 basic hyp's were: (1) low-income adults would be signif'ly diff from general pop adults in their MM behaviors, while (2) low-income black & white adults would be much alike. Samples were drawn in Lansing, Mich in 1967. The low-income sample of 131 blacks & 150 whites was drawn randomly by block & then household in high poverty residence areas. The general pop sample of 206 R's was a systematic probability phonebook sample. The sex split for all samples was approximately 60% F, 40% M. The low-income survey was admin'ed in the field; the general pop survey by phone. Statistical tests were done by Chi-square. Results supported the 2 hyp's. Low-income adults, no matter what their race, were signif'ly diff from general pop adults in their MM behaviors. While the low-income adults were as likely as general pop adults to own at least one TV set, they were signif'ly less likely to have other media-newspapers, radios & phonographs available to them. The low-income pop used TV more & newspapers less than the general pop. Both media-newspapers & TV-low income content preferences were signif'ly diff from the general pop. Low income adults also differed from general pop adults on use of radio, magazines, movies, & phonographs. From the total set of results, it was concluded that the low-income adult, no matter what his race, is highly dependent on the electronic mediaTV in particular-& very diff from the general pop adult in his media behaviors. Modified AA.

S. 127-242: Annotated bibliography on communication and the poor. [Von] Brenda Dervin, John Bowes, and Bradley S. Greenberg