Revolutionary Technologies Flashcards
List
Raymond Williams’ statements that were representative of how television was seen as ‘changing’ the world:
- Television was invented as the result of scientific and technical research
- Television was discovered as a possibility by scientific and technical research
- Television became available as a result of scientific and technical research
new technologies set the conditions for social change and progress
technological determinism
where new technologies are part of a process that not only directly effects change on society, but also sets in motion the direction for future technological changes, as well as the necessary altering of social forms and organisation
logical sequence
a form of determinism whereby social conditions create environments in which technologies are seen as either necessary by-products of social processes or were inevitable, given the correct set of social conditions
social or economic determinism
technology as the passive partner in the culture–technology relationship
symptomatic technology
a point in the evolution of humanity at which technological advancements occur so rapidly that humans themselves will not be able to keep pace and will be out-evolved by machines that are more intelligent than humans.
singularity
new technologies are looked for and developed with purposes and practices in mind.
intention
how did the presence of science and technology helps to enable economic systems and labor relations?
- through the accumulation of capital by the bourgeoisie
- through the creation or alteration of labour markets.
- underlying framework or basic foundation of an organisation or system.
- basic facilities that enable something to function.
infrastructure
of society (the relations of production)
base
culture
superstructure
