2. Technology is “a design for instrumental action that reduced that uncertainty in the cause and effect relationships involved in achieving a desired outcome” (Rogers) Simply put: technology makes life easier. What is Technology?
3. The roots of technological determinism can be traced back to Karl Marx. Karl Marx concluded, through his work, that inventions manipulate social structure. With that said, technological determinism is the belief that technology has the most and is the central influence on society. The theory of technological determinism concludes that technology is primary, and religious and political ideologies are secondary. What is Technological Determinism?
4. Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) Diffusion of Innovations Winston's Model Communication and Technology Development *All three theories listed describe the manner in which technology spreads within a social system. Theories that aid the theory of Technological Determinism:
