Technology and Society

Running head : Technology and society

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Introduction

Technology and society is the cyclical co dependence , co production and co influence of society and technology on each other . This relationship has been in existence since the dawn of mankind it began with simple technology such as simple inventions of tools and has continued through all the generations and has resulted into modern technologies which are sophisticated and more complex such as computers and printing press Advancements in technology has several effects to the society

, these effects may be either unintended or intended . The effects which are unintended are in most cases not anticipated they are usually not known in advance before technology arrives . However , they are as important as the intended ones (Caudron , 1997

Historical evolution of technology and its impact on society

Technology implementation has a lot of influence on the values of the society as it alters realities and expectations of the society . The values of the society also influence technology and its implementation The main interrelated values that are informed and inform innovations in technology are mechanistic world view , the social progress and the efficiency . The mechanistic world perceives the universe as an assembly of several parts , which can be analyzed individually and understood separately and severally . This form of thinking is rare in the modern world but the neo mechanists perceive the universe as a very complex and sophisticated creation which cannot be fully understood by the intellectual of human beings . Technology affects...