Social Impact of Technology Flashcards
Defining Technology
H O S
- technology as hardware eg appliances, gadgets, toys
- technology as organisation of knowledge eg communications, internet, media, home entertainment
- technology as software eg applications, databases, websites
Historical perspectives
D / I
- the Digital Revolution
- the Information Age
Reasons for the development of technology
R E S I G N
- Response to social problems
- Economic benefit
- Social betterment
- Improve upon existing technology
- the Global community
- consumer demand and human NEEDS
Factors affecting access to and acceptance of technology
CAGED REG
- Culture
- Age
- Gender
- Education
- Disability
- Religion
- Economic status
- Gender
The impact of Technology on lifestyle
Technologies and the community
L E H F T
- leisure and entertainment
- education and training
- health and medicine
- food
- transport and travel
Technologies and the workplace
S I S I
- safety technology
- information and communication technology [ICT]
- structure of the workplace
- introduction of technology into the workplace
Structure of the workplace
H E E E F
- health and safety
- equipment
- efficiency
- education and training
- flexibility
Technological development
Issues related to information and communication technology [ICT]
C A I P S [Capes]
- copyright
- accuracy of information
- information overload
- privacy and safety
- security of information
Technological development
Impact [+/-] of emerging technologies
H E E E E E
- health and safety
- ethics
- equity and access
- economic
- environmental
- education and learning
A selected piece of technology
SFX = SMARTPHONE
- how has the technology emerged or developed over time?
Reasons for the development of the smartphone
R E S I G N
- response to social problems
- economic benefit
- social betterment
- improve upon existing technology
- the global community
- consumer demand and human need
Factors affecting access to and acceptance of the smartphone
C A G E D R E G
- C
- A
- G
- E
- D
- R
- E
- G
Impact on lifestyle and wellbeing of smartphones
What impact has the smartphone had:
- politically
- economically
- socially
What issues are related to the use and development of the smartphone?
C A I P S
- copyright
- accuracy of information
- information overload
- privacy and safety
- security of information
What issues are related to the use and development of the smartphone?
C A I P S
- copyright
- accuracy of information
