1. “How Society Shapes Technology” By Robert Pool By Sarah Bachman and Katherine Petta

2. Who can impact technology? One hundred years ago technological development was embraced Today we seem to be more skeptical –Special interest groups / campaigns

3. How technology is developed Large scale development Hierarchical in nature Group effort vs. individual How important is it that we understand the technology we use every day?

4. Society’s Pull on Technology Popularity (demand) Advertising Funding

5. What is the Nature of Human Knowledge? Positivism – accepts as knowledge only that which can be verified by the scientific method (objective / rational) Social construction theory – knowledge stems from the interpretations, beliefs and meanings shared by groups of people (subjective)