Social Issues in Technology: A Format for Investigation

Finely-focused on the technology-society connection, this unique primer outlines the methods and theories available for exploring the effects of technology on our lives--past, present, and future. It is designed to give investigators the necessary intellectual tools to begin their own research into the field. The nature of technology; the process of developing technology; the critical link between creativity and innovation; economics and cultural impetus; the cause and effect of technology and society; modeling, simulations, and gaming; the universal laws of systems behavior; diversity, randomness, and systemic integrity; Catastrophe Theory; and the systemic models (General Categorical Model, the PERSIA Concept, and the Anthropological Model). For researchers interested in the technology-society connection.Alcorn, Paul A. is the author of 'Social Issues in Technology: A Format for Investigation' with ISBN 9780138159290 and ISBN 0138159297.