Exam 15: Science and Technology

Discuss the conflict theory perspective in regard to science and technology studies.Be sure to provide specific examples to support your answer.

______suggests a different approach to the practice of science,one that systematically examines all the social values that shape a particular process.

A ______ hacks to help identify people involved in cybercrime.

Approximately 62% of the scientists and engineers worldwide live in industrialized nations.

A megamachine is dominated by ______ rather than ______ needs.

About ______ in 10 global Internet users have been touched by a cybercrime such as identity theft,a computer virus,or online fraud.

A ______ uses technology to solve a problem that is nontechnical and ignores the social components of the problem.

______ argued that science was characterized by phases of very conservative practices followed by periods of revolutionary upheaval.

Explain the following statement: "Science is a social problem gatekeeper." Give an example to illustrate your answer.

Industrial organizations pursuing genomics,robotics,and nanotechnology for profit are examples of ______.

Feminist epistemologies have generally been critical of the actor-network approach because of ______.

The "WANK" worm,which declared "Worms Against Nuclear Killers" when it infected computers at NASA,is an example of ______.

A ______ approach studies aspects of social problems that are contested within the scientific culture.

More than 75% of hacking worldwide is done by American men over the age of 30.

Discuss the general symbolic interactionist approach to science,technology,and social problems.Give a specific example to illustrate your general discussion.