SOC 2280: Technology and Society

Course Description

This course examines the role of technology in the development of today's industrial and post-industrial societies. Topics may include the social and cultural origins of technological innovation; the connection between technology and urbanization; and the impact of technological change on beliefs and values. The course also outlines the transition from industrial society to the post-industrial 'information society,' and the role of technology in globalization. This course fulfills the Information Literacy general education requirement.