Flashcards
Defintions
Cards in this deck (4)
- 1society’s technology drive leads the development of social structure and cultural values.Technological Determinism
- 2technology does not determine human action, however, human action shapes technology.Social Construct of Technology
- 3Technology is shaped by social needs and society – for example, the mobile phone responded to a ‘social need’ but is now used for something other than its intended functionSocial Shaping Theory
- 4the way in which society blames technology for issues such as grooming because it is easier to explainMoral Panic