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DAY 220 | SOCIAL & POLITICAL COMMENTARY |
Technology
PORTRAYING SOCIAL IMPACT
The term “technology” is defined as “a manner of accomplishing a task, especially using technical processes, methods, or knowledge.”1 Technology has a long history, and each sector of society—transportation, agriculture, manufacturing, financial—has advanced in some way due to the impact of technology. As a social issue, technology includes communication—newspapers, books, and its latest incarnations, computers, cell phones, and PDAs—and how it affects patterns of social interaction. Social issues also include moral or ethical aspects of using a particular type ...
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