Sociology › Section H · Media and technology › Topic H.1
Technology today
Technology shapes how we work, learn, love and are watched, but it does not reach everyone equally. Sociologists study who gains from new tools, who is left behind, and who sets the rules for them.
In this topic
- What counts as technology
- Technology reshapes society
- Technological stratification
- The digital divide today
- Worked example: reading broadband data
- Constant contact
- Privacy, data and control
- Net neutrality
- Planned obsolescence
- Worked example: is it planned obsolescence?
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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