SOC 338 - Culture, Technology and Society

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Antioch University-System Administration

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Description:

This course explores the historical and social development of modern science and technology, from early nineteenth century to the present, as it applies to a wide variety of discoveries and innovations: steam engine, electronics, telecommunications, nuclear energy, the automobile, petrochemicals, and computers to name some of the most important. These studies reveal that it is impossible to study the role of science and technology without incorporating a number of other, related topics including bureaucracy, professionalism, the role of intellectuals, influence of corporations, the state, the military, and so forth. One major concern in this course is the process of social change, especially but not limited to the advanced industrial societies. The class analyzes the intricate web of relationships that brings science and technology into these realms of social existence. SOCIAL SCIENCE DOMAIN

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.antioch.edu

Phone Number:

(937) 769-1372

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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