What Is the Core Assumption of Technological Determinism

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is the core assumption of technological determinism?

• A) Technology has primarily negative effects on society
• B) An individual's facility with technology determines their social status
• C) Technology has a unidirectional, strong effect on society that is at most minimally mediated by other factors
• D) Artifacts are socially constructed

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