Technosociality mediations and cultural changes in the Information Society

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  • Marco Antônio de Almeida USP - Ribeirão Preto

Keywords:

Culture. Technology. Sociability. Information Society. Digital inclusion.

Abstract

The paper discusses the interactions between humans and technological devices and sociocultural changes resulting from these processes. Initially part of the concept of cyborg developed by Donna Haraway, showing their similarities and differences from other forms of thinking the connection technology and culture. Thereafter, follows the unfolding history of the changing social, cultural and cognitive offered by information and communication technologies (ICTs). Then reflects on the forms of sociability in progress in the current information society mediated by technological devices. Finally, it offers some reflections on the relationship between digital inclusion and social inclusion in that context.

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Marco Antônio de Almeida, USP - Ribeirão Preto

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Published

2010-07-20

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ALMEIDA, M. A. de. Technosociality mediations and cultural changes in the Information Society. Em Questão, Porto Alegre, v. 16, n. 1, p. 113–130, 2010. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/12972. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2025.

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