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Effects of Technology

Social Environmental Political Trends. Effects of Technology. Technology draws people indoors and away from the personal relationships people gain from interaction with one another.

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Effects of Technology

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  1. Social Environmental Political Trends Effects of Technology

  2. Technology draws people indoors and away from the personal relationships people gain from interaction with one another. U.S. sociologist Robert Putnam defines television as the single most reason for the decline in the civic and personal interactions in the United States Social Effects of Technology

  3. Impacts on the human health and safety • Communicable disease, injury, exposure • Impacts on the local environment • Habitat loss or land clearance • Physical disruption • Chemical contamination, landfill overfilling • Global environment • Enhance global warming • Deplete ozone Environmental Effects of Technology

  4. More face and name recognition Political messages now felt not just read Americans want to be entertained so technology has played a role in the entertainment factors of politics Political Effects of Technology

  5. Socioeconomic Political Geographic Factors affecting access

  6. Access affected by the social market of technology • Is technology use the same for • Young and old • Poor and wealthy • Men and women • Well educated and non educated • Employed and unemployed Socioeconomic factors

  7. 1. Work 2. Education 3. Entertainment 4. Information search 5. Email 6. Home finances 7. Online purchase 8. Community networking Personal profiles 1. Location 2. Gender 3. Age 4. Education levels 5. Martial status 6. Child at home 7. Dwelling ownership 8. Combined family income 9. Employment status Socioeconomic Factors of Access

  8. The closer you are to a political center the better chance you will have good internet access Digital Divide - social/political issue referring to the socio-economic gap between communities that have access to computers and the Internet and those who do not. Researchers report that disadvantage can take such forms as lower-performance computer, lower-quality or high price connection (i.e. narrowband or dialup connection), difficulty of obtaining technical assistance, and fewer access to subscription-based contents. Political effects

  9. Urban areas Rural areas Political centers Mountainous regions Bad weather Slower Wi-Fi capability Geographic factors

  10. Impact of Technology

  11. Personal Capabilities Social Capabilities Lifelong Learning Curve Career Needs Capabilities of Technology

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