Sociology 1027A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Technological Determinism, Radioactive Waste, Political Suicide

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 1027A/B
• Professor: Wolfgang Lehmann

Document Summary

Accidents that occur inevitably though unpredictably because of the very complexity of modern technologies. Postmodern society defined by the way in which risk is distributed as a side effect of technology. Technological determinism the belief that technology is the main factor shaping human history. The gradual worldwide increase in average surface temperature. A form of precipitation whose acidity eats away at, and eventually destroys, forests and the ecosystems of lakes. 8k(cid:373) to (cid:1008)(cid:1004)k(cid:373) a(cid:271)o(cid:448)e the earth"s surfa(cid:272)e. it is depleted (cid:271)y cfcs. The depletio(cid:374) of the ozone layer allo(cid:449)s (cid:373)ore ultra(cid:448)iolet light to e(cid:374)ter the earth"s atmosphere, which increases the rate of skin cancer. Refers to the enormous variety of plant and animal species inhabiting the earth. The potential dangers of mixing the genes of one species with those of another. They are contested phenomena whose prominence depends on the ability of supporters and detractors to make the public aware of them.