Chapter 4 1. Identify three basic, yet major concepts which were dealt with in this reading: There are various basic concepts which can be deduced from the reading. One of the concepts is social change. This concept involves the change of events which should take in the society and which should be for the good of the community. The second concept is the behavior and attitudes of people. These are the values ad way of living of people in a certain society, and it has been known to be a hard thing to change trough social engineering. The third concept is technological fixes. These are ways which technology is seen to bring change in the society without changing the behavior of the people. 2. What do you believe to be the most insightful idea in this reading? There are many ideas which are good in the reading. One of the most insightful ideas is the fact that to change the behavior of the society is very hard and it takes time and resources to try and convince people on the reasons why they should change their behaviors (Teich, 2012). There are also attitudes which are very hard to change in the society. This shows that there is a great connection between social change and behavioral change which is an insightful concept. 3. What do you believe to be the greatest weakness in this selection? One of the grates weakness in this selection is the ability to convert some of the social problems into technological problems. This is because technology is used to solve technological problems. This means that if the social problems should be solved using the technology, they must be viewed as technological problems which are a weakness. 4. What are the ethical issues and perspectives that are associated with this technology? There are various issues which face technology when it tries to replace social engineering. One of the social problems is the increase of immorality in the society, and the technology has been seen to contribute the ethical issue hence technology cannot be used to solve the problem. Another ethical issue is the theft and lack of privacy at the workplace which is caused by technology hence it’s hard to solve the same problem using technology fixes. 5. What are the social, cultural, or environmental issues associated with this technology? There are various issues which are associated with technology. Some of the technological fixes will affect the societal believes and attitudes like the issue of abortion. Also the use of pills to reduce the population. Technology is also seen to lead to increased criminal activities hence the increased use if technological fixes affect the society and also the cultural beliefs of people. Also, the use of technology means that the cultural ways have been neglected hence the culture can deteriorate. Reference Teich, A. (2012). Technology & the future. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Read Chapter 2 and answer the question. Continue on what I started . chapter 1. Identify three basic, ...

1. Chapter 4
1. Identify three basic, yet major concepts which were dealt
with in this reading:
There are various basic concepts which can be deduced from the
reading. One of the concepts is social change. This concept
involves the change of events which should take in the society
and which should be for the good of the community. The second
concept is the behavior and attitudes of people. These are the
values ad way of living of people in a certain society, and it has
been known to be a hard thing to change trough social
engineering. The third concept is technological fixes. These are
ways which technology is seen to bring change in the society
without changing the behavior of the people.
2. What do you believe to be the most insightful idea in this
reading?
There are many ideas which are good in the reading. One of the
most insightful ideas is the fact that to change the behavior of
the society is very hard and it takes time and resources to try
and convince people on the reasons why they should change
their behaviors (Teich, 2012). There are also attitudes which are
very hard to change in the society. This shows that there is a
great connection between social change and behavioral change
which is an insightful concept.
3. What do you believe to be the greatest weakness in this
selection?
One of the grates weakness in this selection is the ability to
convert some of the social problems into technological
problems. This is because technology is used to solve
technological problems. This means that if the social problems
should be solved using the technology, they must be viewed as

2. technological problems which are a weakness.
4. What are the ethical issues and perspectives that are
associated with this technology?
There are various issues which face technology when it tries to
replace social engineering. One of the social problems is the
increase of immorality in the society, and the technology has
been seen to contribute the ethical issue hence technology
cannot be used to solve the problem. Another ethical issue is the
theft and lack of privacy at the workplace which is caused by
technology hence it’s hard to solve the same problem using
technology fixes.
5. What are the social, cultural, or environmental issues
associated with this technology?
There are various issues which are associated with technology.
Some of the technological fixes will affect the societal believes
and attitudes like the issue of abortion. Also the use of pills to
reduce the population. Technology is also seen to lead to
increased criminal activities hence the increased use if
technological fixes affect the society and also the cultural
beliefs of people. Also, the use of technology means that the
cultural ways have been neglected hence the culture can
deteriorate.
Reference
Teich, A. (2012). Technology & the future. Boston, MA:
Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Read Chapter 2 and answer the question.
Continue on what I started . chapter
1. Identify three basic, yet major concepts which were dealt

3. with in this reading:
There are various concepts which have been dealt with in this
reading. The first concept is the fact that the society used
technology in early days to gain wealth and prosperity.
However, there has been a change in the society since the
environment have been affected. Thus means that the society
has become conscious and the society is now shaping the
technology to ensure that there is no negative effect on the
environment (Teich, 2012). The second concept is social
constructionism. This is a concept which sees knowledge as a
product of human mind hence as a product of the society. This
means that technology is a product of the mind hence it can be
shaped by the society. The third concept is society problem
concept where technology is seen as a result of the problems
facing the society.
2. What do you believe to be the most insightful idea in this
reading?
There are various ideas which are insightful in the reading. One
of the main ideas is that technology is created by groups of
people who have beliefs and values shaped by the community.
This means that the society can be able to shape the kind of
technology which is brought into existence.
3. What do you believe to be the greatest weakness in this
selection?
There are various weaknesses which can be seen. One of the
weakness is that there are people who still think and view
knowledge regarding positivism where knowledge is seen as a
product of nature instead of social knowledge. This means that
the society cannot be able to shape technology and hence the
society should just be shaped by technology which can be a
great risk.

4. 4. What are the ethical issues and perspectives that are
associated with this technology?
Technology has affected ethics of people. One of the issues is
the increased invasion of privacy of people and companies
which are unethical. There is also increased cases of theft which
is also unethical. Technology have ethics and perspectives in
the society.
5. What are the social, cultural, or environmental issues
associated with this technology?
There are many issues which are related to technology. One of
the issues is the increased rate of rumors and immorality as a
result of the internet which affects the society. There is also the
issue of environmental damage as a result of technology which
has led to global warming. There is the issue of increased theft.
Technology is therefore seen to cause many problems.
Reference
Teich, A. (2012). Technology & the future. Boston, MA:
Wadsworth Cengage Learning.