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science
the
pursuit
and
application
of
knowledge
and
understanding
of the
natural
and
social
world following a
systematic methodology
based on
evidence.
science involves
more than the gaining of knowledge
science
the
systematic
and
organized
imquiry into the
natural
world and its
phenomena
culture of doubt
science
technology origin word
tekhne + logia
tekhne define
art
,
craft
tekhnologia
systematic treatment
logy
study
define technology in 5 ways
the
rational process
of creating
means
to
order
and
transform matter
,
energy
, and
information
to
realize certain valued ends.
set of means
(tools, devices, systems, methods, procedures) created by the technological process.
knowledge that makes the technological process possible.
contains the
facts and procedures
necessary to manipulate
matter, energy, information.
subset of related technological objects and knowledge.
a system
society
group of people involved with each other through
persistent relations
, or a
large social grouping sharing the same
geographical
or
social territory
society
economic, social, or industrial infrastructure, made up of a varied collection of individuals.
society
organized voluntary association of people for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
sociocultural
change is of (2) types:
innovation
-
adding new elements
extinction - elimination of old elements in the system
types of society
hunter-gatherer
pastoral
horticultural
agricultural
feudal
industrial
information
hunter-gatherer
most dependent in the environment
pastoral
rely on the
demostication
of animals
horticultural
people to grow and cultivate plants
agricultural
explosion of new technology
made
farming
possible
feudal
societies contained strict
hierarchical system of power
industrial
dramatic rise
in
technological invention
information
based on the production of information and services