The Development of Time-Saving Machines Increases Production, but It Also

question 55

Multiple Choice

The development of time-saving machines increases production, but it also displaces workers and contributes to high rates of employee alienation. Employee displacement illustrates a

• A)dysfunction.
• B)functional alternative.
• C)technological fix.
• D)socially constructed truth.

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Definitions:

Carbon

A chemical element with symbol C, essential to all life, serving as the basic building block for all organic molecules.

Hydrogen

The lightest and most abundant chemical element in the universe, consisting of just one proton and often one electron.

Potassium Hydroxide

A strong base used in industry and research that is highly reactive with acids and capable of causing severe burns.

Base

In chemistry, a base is a substance that can accept protons (H+) from acids or donate a pair of valence electrons to form a bond, and it often has a high pH when dissolved in water.