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BL
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844507
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Volti, Rudi.
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| Title & Author
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Society and technological change /\ Rudi Volti.
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| Edition Statement
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Eighth edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Worth Publishers,, [2017]
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, ©2017
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xv, 448 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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1319058256
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: 9781319058258
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Part one. Defining . The nature of technology ; Winners and losers : the differential effects of technological change -- part two. The process of technological change. The sources of technological change ; Scientific knowledge and technological advance ; The diffusion of technology -- part three How technology affects the health of earth and its inhabitants. Technology, energy, and the environment ; Medical technologies ; Genetic technologies -- part four. Technology and the transformation of work. Work in nonindustrial societies ; Technology and jobs : more of one and less of the other? ; Technological changes and life on the job -- part five. Communication. Printing ; The electronic media : from the telegraph to television ; The Internet age -- part six. The tools of destruction. Weapons and their consequences ; The era of smart weapons ; How new weapons emerge- and how they may be contained -- part seven. The shaping and control of technology. Technology and its creators : who's in charge of whom? ; Organizations and technological change ; Governing technology.
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| Abstract
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Society and Technological Change is the definitive introduction to the study of society and technology. With an engaging and insightful presentation, Rudi Volti examines both how technology has influenced our lives and how it is shaped by the societies that create it.-- Back cover.
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Technological innovations-- Social aspects.
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Technology-- Social aspects.
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Soziologie
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Technische Innovation
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Technological innovations-- Social aspects.
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Technology-- Social aspects.
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| LC Classification
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T14.5.V67 2017
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