STS 101 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Latin word “Scientia” means ?
knowledge
Systematic, organized knowledge that
investigates nature.
Science
Process of diverse events shaped by social
forces and historical change, thus shaping culture.
Science
What are the definition of the terms:
Techne?
Logos?
Techne= art, craft, skill
Logos= word
System of skills, techniques, processes, and
products of the scientific concept. Scientific
study of the practical or industrial arts.
Technology
Complex combination of knowledge, materials,
and methods with organization and manipulation of materials for humanity’s useful
purposes.
Technology
Process of inventing new or better tools and
materials for a better way of living, resulting in a total societal enterprise.
Technology
Ethnic or racial network, based on gender, or
due to shared beliefs, values, and activities.
Society
defines it as people that interact to
share a common culture.
Sociology
In geography, it refers to people who share a
common culture in a particular location.
Society
Example, people living in arctic climates developed different cultures from those living in desert cultures. In time, a large variety of human cultures arose around the world.
Society
Definition of STS
Science, Technology, and Society
is an interdisciplinary study of science and technology with society and culture.
STS
How civilization has changed over the century displays the understanding of humankind in the natural world (science) and the ability to control (technology).and influence it (society).
Science and technology in different periods
What period is when early people discovered how to do, and used tools developed a logical sequence of activities, and evolved processes that added value to life.
Ancient period
totality of using and applying his knowledge, skills, tools, and materials constitute.
Technology
What period is when discoveries and inventions are shaped by historical forces influence values, aspirations, events, and institutions, thus shaping history.
Ancient Period
Comprises all of the structures that humans
have constructed to keep them alive on the planet – houses, factories, farms, mines, roads, airports and shipping ports, computer systems, and discarded waste.
Technosphere
is a major new phenomenon of this planet – and one that is evolving extraordinarily rapidly.
Technosphere
Geologist first estimate of the sheer size of the technosphere’s physical structure, mass approximates to an enormous 30 trillion tons, representing a mass of more than 50 kilos for every square meter of the surface.
Technosphere
Emerged 3,500 BC in southern region of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq and Kuwait).
Sumerian Civilization
Generally considered the cradle of
civilization.
Sumerian Civilization
Rely on agriculture as the primary source of
livelihood.
Sumerian Civilization
Created irrigation systems by constructing
dikes and canals to control flooding.
Sumerian Civilization
