Question by matt_in_hidef: How does technology influence social behavior?
Hey friends,
I am writing a college paper on “How Technology Affects Social Behavior”. I am wondering if you could share some thoughts on how technology influences your social life, or doesn’t, which ever applies. If you could, be as detailed as possible. It would help me out a lot.
Specific questions I have are:
Do you feel the rapid advancement of technology is helping our world? Why or why not?
Do you think having a computerized world makes humans obsolete in the workplace? Are there jobs that you could be doing that a computer is doing instead?
Should the government limit the use of machines in the workplace to increase the amount of jobs available for humans? Do you think this would help the economy by providing more jobs, or would it only increase the production costs and increase the selling price for manufactured goods?
Should employers spy on the employees’ personal lives by looking up its their MySpace or Facebook page, or keep tabs on them outside of work by using technology? Explain why you think it is a good or bad idea.
In response to the previous question regarding employers using MySpace/Facebook, should there be laws passed which specifically prohibit the use of these tools to monitor employees outside of a work environment?
Does the use of social networking sites, chat rooms and instant messenger programs (and even cell phones) take away from a teens ability to socialize with people in the real world?
Do you believe the internet use policy prohibiting use by people under the age of 13 is effective, and should it be relaxed or should the age restriction increase? By this question, I mean the use of internet forums and chat rooms and other sites that ask the user to acknowledge they are at least 13 years old.
Should sites such as MySpace be responsible for the content posted by its users in the event something should happen, such as a teen being abducted after posting their street address for the public to see? Why or why not? Would this actually prevent these issues from occurring, or would it simply place blame in the wrong place?
If you can answer any or all of these questions, it would be greatly appreciated. I want to see what the public thinks so I can incorporate this into my paper along with my research from professional sources. Feel free to add anything extra you feel is important, as there are probably other issues that I missed.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated. If you have further information or wish to discuss thoughts on this further, please see my profile and send me an email.
Best answer:
Answer by Duchamp
You’ve answered Your own Question!
Doesn’t insult other people’s intelligence by running a poll!
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