CHAPTER 4- TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Read pages 104- 123 and answer the following questions:
1. What is technology?
2. What changes did the invention of the printing press cause?
3. Explain the theory of technological determinism.
4. Explain the views of traditional theories of social change regarding
technology.
Coping With Technological Change
5. The internet has had tremendous impact on people in allowing access to
information. What are the negative effects of the internet on society?
6.
What does the term “future shock” describe? Explain the consequences
of “future shock.”
7.
What does the term “hyperculture” describe. Explain the consequences
of “hyperculture.”
8.
What does the term “technosis” mean? Provide examples to explain your
answer.
9.
According to study by Kimberly Young (1999), what are the consequences
of addictive use of the Internet?
10. a) According to social scientist William Ogburn, what is the theory of
cultural lag?
b) What are two methods of coping according to Ogburn?
11. What is Marshall McLuhan’s views regarding technology?
12. According to Stephen Bertman in his book “Hyperculture”, what are some
coping mechanisms for dealing with technological change?
Impact Of Technologies On The Family
13. What does mass culture mean?
14. Describe the impact of the introduction of electricity in the home.
15. Describe the impact of satellite television in Asia.
16. How have computers transformed social relationships?