Chapter 5: Education Science and Technology Flashcards
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Alienation
a feeling that one is powerless to control one’s surrondings and that what one does has little meaning or purpose
appropiate technology
a technology appropriate to the human scale, to what people can comprehend and relate to; it would be a technology that is limited in size, decentralized, and responsive to human values and needs
automation
the automatically controlled operation of machines by mechanical or electronic devices
biotechnology
The use of organisms or parts of organisms to make products or carry out tasks
cultural lag
A gap between the point at which one part of the social system changes and the point at which other parts adjust to compensate for that change
cybernation
the use of machines such as computers to control other machines, to make decisions, and to monitor the production process
education
The systematic formal process through which specalized teachers transmit skills knowlegde and values to students
gene splicing
some DNA from one organism is spliced into the genetic material from another organism to produce some new characteristics ibn the host or even a novel form of life
genetic engineering
manipulating the genes of organisms to alter the organisms characteristics in ways that would not have occured naturally
industrialization
refers to the productive process where fossil fuels and machines are used instead of human or animal muscle power to produce things
mechanization
the use of tools and machinery instead of human and animal labor in the production of goods and services
modernization
The economic, social, and cultural changes that occur when a preindustrialized society makes the transition to an advanced industrial society.
recombiant DNA
some DNA from one organism is spliced into the genetic material from another organism to produce some new characteristics ibn the host or even a novel form of life
science
The process of using systematic observations to gain knowledge about the physical and social world
Sociol Reproduction
passing social and economic inequalities on from one generation to the next and thus perpetuating the exisiting stratification system
technology
the knowledge, tools, and practices that use scientific or other organized knowledge to achieve some practical goal
technology assessment
research that studies the impact of technology on our physical, social, and ethical enviroments and seeks solutions to social problems that arise from technological development
