If Technology Transforms Society, in What Way Is It Under

question 76

Multiple Choice

If technology transforms society, in what way is it under human control?

• A) Humans build safeguards into new technologies so disasters are averted.
• B) Humans shape technological growth according to their needs.
• C) Social interests are weighed by economic interests.
• D) Humans use rational rather than emotional understandings of nature.

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Definitions:

Cell Differentiation

The process by which a cell becomes specialized in order to perform a specific function within the body.

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