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9781433101892

Technology, Values, and Society : Social Forces in Technological Change Revised Edition

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    9781433101892

  • ISBN10:

    1433101890

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-03-01
  • Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc

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Summary

Technology is not value-free; nor does it exist in a vacuum. It needs a social basis--technology is affected by society and influences it. Technology, Values, and Society illustrates this using an examination of cross-cultural case studies represent

Table of Contents

Introduction: Technology and Societyp. 1
Hunters and Foragers of the Rain Forest: Pygmiesp. 11
Hunters of the Arctic: Eskimosp. 31
Hoe Cultivation: The African Examplep. 51
Plow Cultivation: The Indian Examplep. 67
The Industrial Revolution: The Case of Lowell, Massachusettsp. 97
The Computer Revolution: The Case of the State of Israelp. 115
Conclusionp. 123
Bibliographyp. 137
Indexp. 143
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