Technology, Society and Culture: An American View. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

This course will examine several key cases in the way technology fits into society. The politics, sociology, and ethics of technological development will be investigated. Topics include several significant advances of the twentieth century: nuclear warfare, fast food, the simplicity movement, and futuristic enhancement. What do all these things have to do with one another? This course satisfies the three credit 200 GER in History and Humanities.