Technological Developments

Question 1

Key topics of TD

Answer 1

Mass production
Built in obsolescence
Consumer society
Offshore manufacturing
Global marketplace
Miniaturisation

Question 2

Mass production summary

Answer 2

Large scale industrial
division of labour
highly mechanised
‘throw away population’

Question 3

Consumer Society

Answer 3

more and more goods
caused by industrial growth

Question 4

Built in obsolescence

Answer 4

specific life span products
maximise profits
development potential

Question 5

Employment effect

Answer 5

less workers
fully automated lines
loss of craftsmanship
higher skill

Question 6

Miniaturisation/CAM

Answer 6

Robotics and full automation
transistors and integrated circuits
harder to repair
lighter and smaller

Question 7

Global marketplace

Answer 7

international exchange of goods
cultural appropriateness
regulation and law
multinational companies

Question 8

Offshore manufacturing

Answer 8

Factories in different country
cheaper labour
cheaper material
development in country
employment oppurtunities
Accusation of poor conditions