Social Issues in Technology: A Format for Investigation

by Paul A. Alcorn

Book Overview

Finely-focused on the technology-society connection, this unique book presents the methods and theories available for exploring the effects of technology on our lives--past, present, and future. A... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130206814
• ISBN13: 9780130206817
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Key Answers to Key Questions

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.