Answer to Question #187248 in Sociology for Paa Kwesi

Question

1.     Think of how you use the cellphone to communicate with friends and relatives;

a.      How do you think the technology functions as a means of empowerment to you?

b.     How does it transform your ways of socializing?

Do you think this change is best described as revolutionary or evolutionary? Explain

Answer 1

1a. I think technology functions as a means of empowerment to me by making communication easier, making our lives easier and simpler, and helping our society with its modernization plans.

b. Technology has transformed my ways of socializing by increasing a large number of friends, some of which l haven't met physically. It has greatly changed the way l interact with my colleagues.

c. Although technology is a bit of both revolutionary and evolutionary, that is itself is evolving, the impact of this evolution upon the society and work is certainly revolutionary. The impact of cellphone may also have been the result of technological evolution.