Sociology Your Compass Study Set 1

Brym and Lie argue that many people (including many sociologists)woke up to the fact that technological advance is not always beneficial when:

In the mid-1980s,sociologist Charles Perrow coined the term:

A risk society is a society in which:

Technological determinism is the view that:

The world leader in scientific research,publications,and elite achievements is:

Who first argued that technologies are invented in clusters?

Technology transforms society,but it is under human control because:

Increasingly,technological development has come under the influence of ____.

Which of the following is the main negative consequence of technological development?

Which of the following groups have to discover and promote environmental issues if they are to be turned into social problems?

Which groups in American society experience more environmental risks than the average?

The application of scientific principles to the improvement of human life is called:

Brym and Lie call the period when the great majority of people thought technology produces only progress and tangible benefits:

According to Brym and Lie,during "the era of naïve optimism" people regarded scientists:

The Matrix depicts a world where information technology and the representation of reality have become:

In 2000,____ of Americans agreed or felt neutral that science and technology do more good than harm.

Which of the following events changed the way that many people look at technology and technological advancement?

The idea that the complexities of modern technology ensure that all modern technology will inevitably fail is recognized by the term ____.

The sociologist who is associated with the term "normal accidents" is:

When your computer crashes it is an illustration of: