ISBN: 9780138159290 - social issues in technology: a format for investigation (2 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 221 pages. No dj. Cover worn. Text foxed.The world is changing at an incredible rate. Most of these changes are taking pl ace as the result of technological advances. We have survived Y2K. We are on the verge of a communications revolution. We have mapped the human genome in its en tirety. In the fourth edition of Social Issues in Technology, Paul Alcorn contin ues his systematic theme and provides the most up-to-date information concerning issues previously discussed. Chapter 4, Economics and Cultural Impetus, and Cha pter 10, Catastrophic The Plague of Technological Complexity, have both been exp anded. A new report on the effects of modernization on traditional Maasai societ ies in Tanzania and Kenya has been added. Instructors who are using this book fo r a course should obtain the accompanying Instructor's Manual ( 0-13060258-2).…