SOC 386 - Technology and Society

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Odd

This course is an examination of the relationship between individuals, society, and technology. Emphasis will be given to the relationship between individual and global processes that both shape and are shaped by technology. This examination will include both benefits and problems with our dependency on technology, and how controversies such as access to technology, privacy, and ethical concerns are tied to power.