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Flashcards by liamrowles, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by liamrowles
about 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| This theory that presumes that society’s technology drives the development of its social structures and cultural values. How who we are is determined by the tools we invent and use. | Technological Determinism |
| This perspective argues that technology does not determine human action, but that rather, Human action shapes technology. | Social Construction of Technology |
| Technology is both socially shaped and society shaping – for example, the mobile phone responded to a ‘social need’ but is now used for something other than its intended function; | Social Shaping Theory |
| Defined as an episode that is often triggered by alarming media stories and is then reinforced by reactive laws that then creates fear, anger or anxiety. Moral Panic | Moral Panic |
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