Lesson 7 Flashcards

1
Q

is attributed mainly to the changes brought about by technology.

A

generation gap

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2
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has been instrumental in all of these because in searching for the good life, people were able to come up with creations that would make life easier

A

Technology

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3
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Due to technology, lesser women children die during birth, assuring robust population and strong workforce.

A

Mortality Rate

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4
Q

Aside from the reason that people engage less in combat and are less likely to die in treatable diseases now as opposed to then

A

Average Lifespan

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5
Q

Access to education provided to more individuals generally creates a more informed public that could determine a more just a society.

A

Literacy Rate

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6
Q

Although not an indicator of an average person lifestyle in a certain country, it is often used to determine the value of the country’s goods and services

A

Gross Domestic Product(GDP)

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7
Q

While constructing scientific knowledge is a harder case for STS practitioners, the socio-political construction of technology is more obvious

A

Technology in Motion

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8
Q

Earliest case of man-made extinction occurred over ___?___ ago possibly brought upon by hunting and territorial disputes

A

12,000 years

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