Overview
Minimum 2000 words, with at least two references other than your text, dealing with a specific issue introduced in the course. Some examples include: • answer a discussion question at the end of a chapter--one you did not address in the Forum
Just choose any question from these and come up with a report which includes an introduction body recommendations and conclusion
1. In your opinion, which recent technology has produced the greatest benefit? Which has produced the most harm? Are there any harmful elements to the beneficial technology, and has anything good come from the harmful one? 2. Do all technologies require material artifacts of some sort? Does it make any sense to speak of bureaucracy as a kind of technology? 3. Are technologies “gendered”? Are some technologies identified with women and others with men? On what bases do we make these distinctions? Will this situation necessarily continue in the years to come? 4. Can you think of any technologies that were developed simply because of the technical challenges involved? How can these “impractical” technologies be justified? 5. How do you feel when a technological device upon which you depend malfunctions? What do these feelings tell you about your attitude toward technology in general? 6. It is sometimes asserted that the development and use of oral contraceptives were responsible for the sexual revolution that began in the 1960s. Is there a simple cause-and-effect relationship of the two? Have there been any other forces that contributed to changing sexual mores? Notes