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Chapter 4

1. Identify three basic, yet major concepts which were dealt with in this reading:

There are various basic concepts which can be deduced from the reading. One of the concepts is social change. This concept involves the change of events which should take in the society and which should be for the good of the community. The second concept is the behavior and attitudes of people. These are the values ad way of living of people in a certain society, and it has been known to be a hard thing to change trough social engineering. The third concept is technological fixes. These are ways which technology is seen to bring change in the society without changing the behavior of the people.

1. What do you believe to be the most insightful idea in this reading?

There are many ideas which are good in the reading. One of the most insightful ideas is the fact that to change the behavior of the society is very hard and it takes time and resources to try and convince people on the reasons why they should change their behaviors (Teich, 2012). There are also attitudes which are very hard to change in the society. This shows that there is a great connection between social change and behavioral change which is an insightful concept.

1. What do you believe to be the greatest weakness in this selection?

One of the grates weakness in this selection is the ability to convert some of the social problems into technological problems. This is because technology is used to solve technological problems. This means that if the social problems should be solved using the technology, they must be viewed as technological problems which are a weakness.

1. What are the ethical issues and perspectives that are associated with this technology?

There are various issues which face technology when it tries to replace social engineering. One of the social problems is the increase of immorality in the society, and the technology has been seen to contribute the ethical issue hence technology cannot be used to solve the problem. Another ethical issue is the theft and lack of privacy at the workplace which is caused by technology hence it’s hard to solve the same problem using technology fixes.

1. What are the social, cultural, or environmental issues associated with this technology?

There are various issues which are associated with technology. Some of the technological fixes will affect the societal believes and attitudes like the issue of abortion. Also the use of pills to reduce the population. Technology is also seen to lead to increased criminal activities hence the increased use if technological fixes affect the society and also the cultural beliefs of people. Also, the use of technology means that the cultural ways have been neglected hence the culture can deteriorate.

Reference

Teich, A. (2012). Technology & the future. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.