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This document discusses technoculture and risk. It defines technoculture as a culture informed by technological activity and development. It discusses Ulrich Beck's concept of the "risk society," where risks are not necessarily real but have the potential to become disasters. Examples of risks in technoculture include weapons of mass destruction, cybersecurity issues, and the relationship between technoscience and risk. Beck argues that politics must have more transparency and accountability to address risks created by technological systems. The conclusion notes that in a technocultural world, solving one problem often leads to new problems in an endless cycle.
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1 Shrink the Targets
Disasters from natural sources, from industrial and technolog
ical sources, and from deliberate sources such as terrorism have all
increased in the United States in recent decades, and no diminution
is in sight.1 Weather disturbances are predicted to increase; low-
level industrial accidents continue but threaten to intensify and the
threat of cyber attacks on our “critical infrastructure” becomes ever
more credible; foreign terrorists have not relaxed and we anxiously
await another attack. Cataclysmic fantasies proliferate on movie
screens and DVDs, and scholars write books with “collapse,” “ca
tastrophe,” “our final hour,” and “worst cases” in their titles.
But we have neglected a fundamental response to the trio of dis
aster sources. Instead of focusing only on preventing disasters and
coping with their aftermath—which we must continue to do—we
should reduce the size of vulnerable targets. Weapons of mass de
1The evidence for the increase in industrial disasters comes from the Swiss rein
surance firm, the world’s largest, Swiss Re. The worldwide figures can be found in
its Sigma reports. (Swiss Re 2002) “Man-made disasters” include road and ship
ping accidents, major fires, and aerospace incidents, and the threshold for qualify
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surances losses ranging from $143 million for shipping, $28 billion for aerospace
to $35 billion for the rest. Similar criteria are applied to natural disasters. For man-
made disasters in the United States, the period from 1970 to 1992 averaged 7.7;
2
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3) Beck argues we have moved from an industrial society focused on wealth distribution to a risk society where the production of risks must also be addressed and distributed fairly.
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Identify three basic, yet major concepts which were dealt with in this reading:
What do you believe to be the most insightful idea in this reading?
What do you believe to be the greatest weakness in this selection?
What are the ethical issues and perspectives that are associated with this technology?
What are the social, cultural, or environmental issues associated with this technology?
The following lecture will provide an overview of the class, and illustrate the differences
in how science, technology, and engineering are utilized in a contemporary society.
This lesson illustrates the various interpretations of how modern technology is viewed in
a contemporary society.
Ways (1959) and Toffler (1970, 1980) have indicated that the accelerating rate of
change is a result of science and technology. According to Ways and Toffler, such
change can be documented by reviewing the rapid rate of: depletion of nonrenewable
resources, industrialization and population growth.
Ferkiss (1969), Mendlovitz (1975), and Naisbitt (1982) have referred to the
interconnectedness of society in the twentieth century. They wrote that people of the
worl ...
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This document discusses theories about how technology impacts social interaction. It examines the myths of technological determinism, which claims that technology directly causes social changes. Alternative perspectives of social constructivism and social realism argue that technology's effects depend on how it is used in specific social and historical contexts. Both technology and society shape each other in complex ways. Early technologies may be more influenced by their users, while mature technologies have stronger and more subtle impacts on social life.
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- 1. z Technoculture and Risk Paper No.8 – Cultural Studies Name – Dharaba Rayjada M.A Sem – 2 Roll No. – 7 Email Id – dharabarayjada021@gmail.com Submitted to – Smt. S.B.Gardi Department of English MKBU
- 2. z What is Technoculture? Techno + culture As per oxford dictionary it is, “A culture as informed or defined by its technological activity, especially a culture characterized by a high level of technological development; (also) the practices, attitudes, etc., characteristic of those proficient in the use of information technology.
- 3. z Risk society by Ulrich Beck Ulrich Beck, a German sociologist who talks about ‘Risk society’ in his work “Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity.” Beck says, risks are not real, it is about becoming real, and as soon as risks become real, it becoms disasters. Here we are looking at risks in technoculture society.
- 4. z Examples Weapons of Mass Destruction for safety Anti-virus Water filters (Van loon – commerce) Internet and confidential information Technoscience and risk We are asking for solution from which we get the problem.
- 6. z Beck’s Solution Politics must be about being able to communicate between the system. There should be transparency. The representatives of the people are no more accountable to people. They refer only to each other in debates that are increasingly disconnected from the opinions/criticisms/demands of the people.
- 7. z Conclusion We are living in the world of technoculture and in this world there is infinite chain of problems – solutions – problems, and we all are keep living with the hanging sword on our head.