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Multicultural History of Science at Vanderbilt University

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What is the term used to refer to the system consisting of the technological process, technological objects, technological knowledge, developers of technological objects, users of technological objects, and the worldview that has emerged from and drives the technological process?

Technological infrastructure

Technological ecosystem

Technological system (correct)

Technological society

What is a society?

A group of people involved with each other through persistent relations

A large social grouping sharing the same geographical or social territory

A group of people subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations

All of the above (correct)

What does the field of Science, Technology, and Society (STS) focus on?

The nature of science and its place in society

How scientific research ethics have evolved and what ethical issues are now being contested

How to understand scientific controversies

All of the above (correct)

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as part of the 'technological system'?

Technological management Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a society?

A group of people who share the same ethnic background Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the field of Science, Technology, and Society (STS)?

Understanding the relationship between science and society Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT considered a component of the 'technological system' according to the text?

Consumers of technological objects Signup and view all the answers

What is the key distinction between a 'society' and a 'technological system' based on the information provided in the text?

A society is organized around shared cultural and social norms, while a technological system is organized around the development and use of technology. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a 'technological system'?

It includes the political authority governing the system Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between the definitions of 'society' and 'technological system' provided in the text?

Society is organized around shared cultural and social norms, while the technological system is organized around the development and use of technology. Signup and view all the answers