The document discusses two theories on the relationship between technology and society: 1) Technological determinism argues that technology drives social change and that society progresses due to technological innovation. Technological developments shape culture, values, and social structures. 2) Social constructivism, in contrast, believes that humans play the primary role in shaping technology and that technology does not determine human behavior but rather human needs and actions drive technological development.

1. Theories in Technology

2. TECHNOLOGICAL DETERMINISM
• It is the theory which strongly believe that technology shapes the culture,
values, social structures of a society. The main reason why society
progress is because of the kind of the society has.
• Technological innovation is the cause of the social progress. The
technology has the control over the society ;over human actions, culture
and values.
• The greatly influences human thought and action. In other words the
society is changing because of technology.

3. • According to Winner, technology is not the slave of the human being but rather than
humans are slaves to technology as they are forced to the technological
environment that surrounds them.

4. • Example. The invention of the stirrup. It is the foot support for horse-riders.
Before its invention, riders were not able to use swords while riding in a
horse because they may lose balance. When the stirrup was invented, it
enabled armored knights to fight on horseback. Because of this, it brought
the development of feudal societies – a military rule by nobles or lords
• Example. The invention of gun. Before, the weapons used were swords and
archery ---soldiers had to be skilled and trained in using these weapons.
But a new invention in technology changed it all. A gun was invented
which requires a less effort and can used

5. SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM
• Social Constructivism is the opposite of the technological determination.
Social Constructivism believes that humans play a main role in shaping
technology rather than technology shaping society. It believes that
technology does not determine human action, but rather, human action
shapes the technology. Our curiosity, the hunger to expand, and the need to
do things efficiently drive us to create these technologies.

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7. SHORT ESSAY;
• How can you lessen the negative impact of technology in your society?