Science, Technology and Society

1. Social
and
Cultural
Roles
Prepared by:
Aira B. Bellen
BSED 2-P [Biological Science]

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SCIENCESCIENCE

3. 1. COMBATING
IRRATIONALITY

4. At the start of the
19th Century… … Science
had a
skeptical view
and approach
to traditional
knowledge
claims

5. In the twentieth
century… … focused to
combat the
claims to
inherent
superiority with
racism, sexism,
and
ethnocentrism

6. 2.
PREEMINENT
SOURCE OF
COGNITIVE
AUTHORITY

7. Science becomes the
LEADING SOURCE of
cognitive authority in
modern Western life in the
20th
century.

8. TECHNOLOGTECHNOLOG
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1. SUSTAINING THE PRIVATE
CORPORATION
... is that of helping the
corporation survive and
increase their profit and
sometimes translate the
benefits for society

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22. SOURCE OF PERSONAL. SOURCE OF PERSONAL
IDENTITYIDENTITY
... one can
secure an
identity by
acquiring and
exhibiting the
right artifacts

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3. SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND3. SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND
STRATIFICATIONSTRATIFICATION
... used to counteract
some tendencies
that threaten to
weaken family ties
and harmony in
community affairs
... enhances the
promotion of shared
political awareness,
common value
orientations, &
facilitates contact
between individuals