Social issues in technology : a format for investigation /
Alcorn, Paul A.,
Social issues in technology : a format for investigation / Paul A. Alcorn. - Third edition. - x, 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Technology: A Natural Process -- Resistance to Change -- Creativity and Innovation: The Critical Link -- Economics and Cultural Impetus -- An Idea Whose Time Has Come -- The Cause and Effect of Technology and Society -- Modelling, Simulations, and Gaming -- Systems Behavior: The Universal Laws -- Diversity, Randomness, and Systemic Integrity -- The Systemic Models -- Prelude -- Appendix: Topics for Discussion and Analysis -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11.
0130206814 9780130206817
99023787
Technology--Social aspects
T14.5. / A43 2000
303.483
Social issues in technology : a format for investigation / Paul A. Alcorn. - Third edition. - x, 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Technology: A Natural Process -- Resistance to Change -- Creativity and Innovation: The Critical Link -- Economics and Cultural Impetus -- An Idea Whose Time Has Come -- The Cause and Effect of Technology and Society -- Modelling, Simulations, and Gaming -- Systems Behavior: The Universal Laws -- Diversity, Randomness, and Systemic Integrity -- The Systemic Models -- Prelude -- Appendix: Topics for Discussion and Analysis -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11.
0130206814 9780130206817
99023787
Technology--Social aspects
T14.5. / A43 2000
303.483