- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Pearson US Imports & PHIPEs; 2nd Revised edition edition (4 Jun 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0134598768
- ISBN-13: 978-0134598765
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.6 x 2.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,463,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Presenting the methods and theories available for exploring the effects of technology on our lives past, present, and future, this work is designed as a primer to give investigators and students the necessary intellectual tools to begin their own research into the field. Providing a clear presentation of the underlying theories, it reduces the issues to their primary nature, helping to simplify a complex subject and support creative thought processes. It also covers chaos theory and introduces the concepts of the subject and how they apply to the subject matter of the book.
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The world is changing at an incredible rate. Most of these changes are taking place as the result of technological advances.
- We have survived Y2K.
- We are on the verge of a communications revolution.
- We have mapped the human genome in its entirety.
In the fourth edition of Social Issues in Technology, Paul Alcorn continues his systematic theme and provides the most up-to-date information concerning issues previously discussed. Chapter 4, Economics and Cultural Impetus, and Chapter 10, Catastrophic Theory: The Plague of Technological Complexity, have both been expanded. A new report on the effects of modernization on traditional Maasai societies in Tanzania and Kenya has been added.
Instructors who are using this book for a course should obtain the accompanying Instructor's Manual (ISBN: 0-13060258-2).
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Key Answers to Key Questions
5 Jun 2000
Format:Hardcover
It's not very wise if you approach this book with the mentality that within the book you are going to find all the answers that explain why and how the world functions they way it does. However, this book is designed to provide you with key tools that will assist you in your own personal expedition(s) of the world around you. The overall vision of the book focuses on systems, the "niche" of technology and it's evolution, and universal laws to mention a few. This book is an excellent book that gives you thorough and detailed insight on why and how things around you work, and how important and crucial technology is to our everyday lives.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Key Answers to Key Questions
5 Jun 2000
Format:Hardcover
It's not very wise if you approach this book with the mentality that within the book you are going to find all the answers that explain why and how the world functions they way it does. However, this book is designed to provide you with key tools that will assist you in your own personal expedition(s) of the world around you. The overall vision of the book focuses on systems, the "niche" of technology and it's evolution, and universal laws to mention a few. This book is an excellent book that gives you thorough and detailed insight on why and how things around you work, and how important and crucial technology is to our everyday lives.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
shallow waters
26 April 2000
Format:Hardcover
Alcorn deals with first rate issues in a third rate manner. His presentation of systems is particularly lacking in depth. Bibliographic references are not directly tied to text. General chapter references are given at the end of the book, but these are often dated and thin.
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