Chapter 1 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Multiple choice:
It is the study about the universe
A. material culture
B. Technology
C. Science
D. Society
C. Science
Multiple choice:
It is a product of science
A. Material culture
B. Technology
C. Science
D. Society
B. Technology
Identify:
It is the process of harnessing resources to respond to society’s needs.
Technology
True or False:
Statement 1 - material culture has concrete and tangible things that people create and attach meaning
Statement 2 - non-material culture has abstract and intangible objects
A. Statement 1 is correct
B. Statement 2 is incorrect
C. Both statements are incorrect
D. Both statements are correct
D. Both statements are correct
True or false:
Technology is equal to modern technology
False
Identify:
Refers to the body of knowledge utilized to understand the world
Science
Identify:
It is made up of individuals who interact with each other using symbols with corresponding meanings
Symbolic interactionist
Identify:
It is made up of interrelated systems institutions with corresponding functions
Structural functionalist
Identify:
It is made up of conflicting groups with unequal levels of power wealth and prestige
Conflict
Multiple choice:
Human actions towards things are based on the meanings they ascribed to those own perspective of reality.
A. Symbolic interactionism
B. Structural functionalism
C. Conflict analysis
A. Symbolic interactionism
Identify:
Structure => Order => Stability
Structural functionalism
Identify:
Power => abuse => controlling order
Conflict analysis
Identify:
It denies the various ways by which technology provides structure and meaning for human life
Technological somnambulism
Identify:
It is viewed as the main determinant of a society’s history and the driving force of its culture
Technological determinism
Identify:
______ determines the kind of society
Technology
Identify:
It emphasizes the importance of social context in the development of new technologies viewed as a product of social processes involving several social groups
Social construction of technology
What are the three perspectives in the analysis of society and culture?
Symbolic interactionist, structural functionalist and conflict analysis
True or false:
Society will dictate what what technology will be developed
True
Identify:
It is a complex process wherein both technology and society negotiate the meaning of technologies
Technological innovation
Identify:
What are the branches of science?
Natural science and social science
Identify:
What are the specific views and relationships between sts?
Technological somnambulism, technological determinism and social construction of technology
Identify:
He created the technological determinism, An american sociologist and economist
Thorstein Veblen
Identify:
They created the social construction of technology
Wiebe Bijker and Trevor pinch
Identify:
He discovered or created the technological somnambulism
Langdon Winner
