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¶ … Technology on Society
The use of modern communications technology is widely considered to be positive, reducing barriers to communication and facilitating new powerful forms. St. Amant (2002) argues the counterpoint, that computer-mediated communication "amplifies cultural rhetorical differences, and there should be greater examination of potential conflict. Ma (1996) notes that computer-mediated communication between Asian and North American college students offers tremendous promise, with respect to breaking down barriers that exist in face-of-face communication. He notes that the increase in communication between these groups allows them to learn about each other's communication styles, and adapt their listening, reading and writing habits to suit their audience, thereby fostering a higher degree of communication between the two groups.
Adair and Barker (2013) argue that the use of smartphones and other similar technologies among young children is detrimental in a number of ways. In particular, they argue that family relationships suffer in an age when children engage more with their devices than with their parents and siblings. Leroy and De Leo (2008) note, for example, the value of computers in mediating communication with children who on are the autism spectrum. If nothing else, this shows that not all computer...
At the heart of this argument is that crop growing for ethanol production reduces land available for food crops for humans. On balance, too much arable land used for producing things that do not feed people is a negative, in this argument. Balat and Balat (2009) argue the counterpoint with respect to this technology. They note that petroleum fuels have strongly negative characteristics, and that ethanol production displaces the use of fossil fuels, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Nuclear power is especially controversial. While most science journals are focusing on identifying problems and finding solutions, there is considerable opposition to the use of nuclear power among the public. Visschers, Keller and Siegrist (2011) discuss some of the roots of this opposition. They note that members of the general public will never understand the technology and science, so they form their opinions based on other factors such as their perception of the risks and benefits, social trust and the way that they weight climate benefits and energy security. Siegrist and Cvetkovich (2000) note that building social…
Siegrist, M. & Cvetkovich, G. (2000). Perception of hazards: The role of social trust and knowledge. Risk Analysis. Vol. 20 (5) 713-719.
St. Amant, K. (2008). When cultures and computers collide. Journal of Business and Technical Communications. Vol. 16 (2) 196-214.
Visschers, V., Keller, C. & Siegrist, M. (2011). Climate change benefits and energy supply benefits as determinants of acceptance of nuclear power stations: Investigating an explanatory model. Energy Policy. Vol. 39 (2011) 3621-3629.
Cons of Abortion After three decades of legalized abortion in the United States, it is still a controversial topic (Earll, 2003). Many abortion supporters do not understand why the nation is still divided on the topic after all this time. According to Sammon (2002): "Abortion is one of those issues that will be argued forever with never an answer agreed upon by competing factions. It's a debate that manages to combine
The modeling environments was so accurate it could deliver results that aligned at a 95% accuracy rate with the actual results achieved. Another advantage was the use of knowledge management to orchestrate multichannel selling, marketing and service scenarios across the client's specific requirements and needs. The analytics and knowledge management systems were also combined successfully to create a constraint-based engine as well. All of these factors were critical to
Furthermore, Drago argues there are substantial developmental costs when technology is concentrated in the hands of a few, most notably more advanced countries, creating a so called "digital divide" between rich and poor countries. Even in developed countries, increased productivity is eliminating many jobs in manufacturing, transportation and other high-paying industries (Innovations in technology and globalization: Introduction to the information era) and outsourcing is moving these jobs to countries
To these kids playing video games is an extracurricular activity and they don't see any reason to do anything else. The major problem with this is that the incidence of childhood obesity in the U.S. is three times higher than it was 40 years ago. Research shows that the increased use of technology by children during leisure time has transformed play from what used to be more physically active to
Briefly discuss some technologies (at least 7) that can be apportioned to or attributed to Africa and their applications in the contemporary world. The discussion is not only limited to historical and geographic inclination of the identified technologies but you may also include the pros and cons, it�s acceptability and applicability in the modern world as well as ethical issues associated with that technology .Technology has become a integral to
Internet and Democracy In one sense, computers and the Internet are just a continuation of the communications revolution, starting with the printing press then continuing with the telegraph, telephone, motion pictures, radio and television. Could this be leading to a more fundamental change in history on the same level as the agricultural and industrial revolutions? This is a more problematic proposition. Of course, the idea of a post-industrial economy based on