Sociology 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Google Home, Group Of 77, Paradigm Shift

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2140
• Professor: Gale Cassidy

Document Summary

Cultural and social institutions are changing all the time. Some societies are changing in positive or negative ways. Unintended changes can result in positive or negative consequences. When looking at traditional cultures, they are often seen as being backward but is our society too fast. It will benefit some groups, and disadvantage others. Some changes will not have a global impact and some will. Things like siri and google home are constantly listening because they are waiting for your command, so it is dangerous to discuss private and personal information around it. Poverty and lack of financial security around the world. Less confidence about the future the light of the future is fading. S(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:859)s sha(cid:396)e of p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)s used to think that science had all of the answers, but it has created unique and dangerous problems that were not in place before. So(cid:272)ial p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)s te(cid:374)d to (cid:271)e (cid:272)o(cid:373)ple(cid:454) a(cid:374)d the(cid:396)e is(cid:374)(cid:859)t a (cid:395)ui(cid:272)k fi(cid:454) o(cid:396) eas(cid:455) solutio(cid:374)