2024 Fall

SOCIOL 166 001 - LEC 001

Society and Technology

Joseph Klett

Aug 28, 2024 - Dec 13, 2024

Mo, We, Fr

09:00 am - 09:59 am

Morgan 101

Class #:26084

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Sociology

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: -3

Enrolled: 133

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 130

Waitlist Max: 0

Open Reserved Seats:

2 reserved for Sociology Majors

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 9 to 7 hours of outside work hours per week, and 0 to 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

This course studies the interaction between society and technologies in a comparative and multicultural perspective. Some topics covered include the relationship between technology and human society; technology, culture and values; technology in the new global economy; development and inequality; electronic democracy; how technology has transformed work and employment; and the challenges of technological progress and the role that society plays in addressing these challenges.