Social Environmental Political Trends
Technology draws people indoors and away from the personal relationships people gain from interaction with one another. U.S. sociologist Robert Putnam defines television as the single most reason for the decline in the civic and personal interactions in the United States
Impacts on the human health and safety Communicable disease, injury, exposure Impacts on the local environment Habitat loss or land clearance Physical disruption Chemical contamination, landfill overfilling Global environment Enhance global warming Deplete ozone
More face and name recognition Political messages now felt not just read Americans want to be entertained so technology has played a role in the entertainment factors of politics
Socioeconomic Political Geographic
Access affected by the social market of technology Is technology use the same for Young and old Poor and wealthy Men and women Well educated and non educated Employed and unemployed
1. Work 2. Education 3. Entertainment 4. Information search 5. 6. Home finances 7. Online purchase 8. Community networking Personal profiles 1. Location 2. Gender 3. Age 4. Education levels 5. Martial status 6. Child at home 7. Dwelling ownership 8. Combined family income 9. Employment status
The closer you are to a political center the better chance you will have good internet access Digital Divide - social/political issue referring to the socio-economic gap between communities that have access to computers and the Internet and those who do not. Researchers report that disadvantage can take such forms as lower-performance computer, lower-quality or high price connection (i.e. narrowband or dialup connection), difficulty of obtaining technical assistance, and fewer access to subscription-based contents.narrowbanddialup
Urban areas Rural areas Political centers Mountainous regions Bad weather Slower Wi-Fi capability
Impact of Technology
Personal Capabilities Social Capabilities Lifelong Learning Curve Career Needs