SOCY 284 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Takeaway, Age Of Enlightenment, Technological Determinism

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 284
• Professor: Norma Mollers

Document Summary

Idea that developments in science and technology have primarily positive effects. Idea that societies can become increasingly better through scienti c and technological advancements. Increased control over nature to make our lives easier. Idea originated from the enlightenment era (18th century) Dystopian views of technology and social change. Different in quality of face to face interactions. They both think technology effects society majorly. Change occurs to a lot of society. Signi cant changes in the order of entire societies. Changes to major institutions of social life. Technology is at one end of the spectrum and society is at the other. Technology can effect society positively or negatively. Technology as ind pendant of social, conomique and political forces. Wether we can control it or not. Technological determinism: technological change causes and determine social change. Ideas about the relationship between technology and society. Technological determinism as theory of society: technological development follows an internal evolutionary logic.