Chapter1

Question 1

WHAT IS STS?

Answer 1

Interactions between science and
technology and social, cultural, political, and
economic contexts” CHEd CMO 20 s. 2013

Question 2

Why STUDY sts

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The gap between disciplines that do not
ordinarily meet each other (e.g. sociology &
science, anthropology & technology, etc).

● Evaluate the benefits and the risks, the perils and
the promises of notable advances in S & T.

● Prepares you to respond knowledgeably and
reflectively to the most important challenges of the
contemporary world.

Question 3

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Answer 3

blueprint for peace and prosperity for
people and the planet.
● An urgent call for action by all countries
(developed and developing) in a global partnership.

Question 4

17 SUSTAINABLE GOALS

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1. No poverty
2. Zero Hunger
3. Good health n well being
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
6. Clean water n sanitation
   9 industry, innovation, infras
   10 reduced inequalities
7. Sustainable cities
   12responsible consump
   13climate ac
   14 Life below Water
8. Life on land
   16 peace justice n string institutions
   17 partnershios 4 the goal

Question 5

3 SOCIAL THEORIES

Answer 5

1. Social Darwinism
2. Social Exvhange Theory

Question 6

This theory holds that the powerful in society
are innately better than the weak and that
success is proof of their superiority.

Survival of fittest

misapplying the biological evolutionary language of
Charles Darwin to politics, the economy, and
societ

Answer 6

Social Darwinism

Question 7

theory that attempts to explain
the social factors that influence how individuals
interact within a reciprocal relationship.
Social model based on estimates of rewards and
punishments.
● Interaction of two parties that implement a
cost-benefit analysis to determine risks and
benefits.

Answer 7

Social Exhahge Theory

Question 8

Technology

Answer 8

Technology is instrumental = a means to an
end and not an end in itself
● A tool available to individuals, groups, and
communities that desire to impact society
● Technological tool = something that takes a
human’s ability or sense and enhances it
● Technological advantages include efficiency

Question 9

Dangers of Technology

Answer 9

Technology in a dangerous modern world with
respect to:
○ Terrorism
○ Environmental remediation
○ Socio-technical systems
○ Imagination of disaster
○ E-learning
○ E-commerce
○ Human Trafficking and Cybersex
○ Drug trafficking
○ Social media

Question 10

Technology in the modern worlsd

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Network application
Satellite applications
○ GPS, weather forecast, data collection,
communication
Technology in the workplace
○ Increased production/efficiency
○ Increased collaboratio

Question 11

Proteomics

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Identify all the proteins in a cell, organism including any posttranslational modfified forms

Question 12

CENTRAL DOGMA

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Dna to rna to protein

• Transcription: DNA to RNA
  ○ Translation: RNA to Protein
  ● Genes are responsible for manifesting traits
  ○ 4 nucleotides: CGAT (Cytosine, Guanine,
  Adenine, Thymine)
  Genome = whole DNA; gene = part
  ○ Human genome has around 3.2 billion
  base pairs

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Gene editing

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Biotechnology

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Use of living organisms for the convience of life

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