Jacques Ellul and the inefficiency of friendship
Social life and The Technological Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12778927 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephanie Bennett (0000-0002-6825-3157, Palm Beach Atlantic University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 243-260 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Explorations in Media Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1539-7785 • E-ISSN: 2048-0717 |
| Publisher | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/eme.15.3-4.243_1 |
| OpenAlex | W2744091453 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The difference between a technocrat and a technophobe is easy to discern. One celebrates the progress of technology as panacea for societal ills, clearly believing that human conundrums caused by its progress will be eliminated as the technologies mature. A technophobe, on the other hand, is reticent, even fearful of the changes brought about by technology, uncomfortable and uncertain about how these changes will affect the world. What is not as readily discernible is whether the bulk of those adopting new technologies give a second thought to either stance or whether the culture-shaping power involved in using them ever registers in their awareness. Jacques Ellul’s seminal work, The Technological Society , addresses this power through careful and constructive analysis. With particular attention to the emergence of social media, this article explores Ellul’s sociological reflections in regard to friendship in the technological society – its inefficiency, its efficacy and its ultimate place in the formation of all that it means to be human
Constructive · Contemporary society · Economics · Friendship · Inefficiency · Panacea (medicine · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Technological change · Media, Religion, Digital Communication
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |