Social Networking

The practice of expanding the number of one's social and/or business &
professional contacts by making connections through individuals & groups

*- Portals - means to stay connected with friends and family, current
events

*- Search and apply for jobs, business opportunities, forums and
communities

*- Entrepreneurs market products
*- Public chat rooms where users can meet new people
* Networks for professional & social interactions & personal relationships.
Online Services and E-commerce

* All type of business dealing
that involves the transfer of
money through the Internet -
becoming the norm with
many businesses

* Variety of products and
services - eBay allow
customers to bid, buy, sell,
and even auction products
online
What are the disadvantages of the
internet?
Inequity
Theft of Personal Information
Spamming
Malware Threats
Age-inappropriate Content

Social Isolation, Obesity, and
Depression

Harassment
Health Problems
Theft of Personal Information

* Personal information is vulnerable to
theft - no fail-proof ways to securing
names, account numbers, addresses,
photos, and credit card numbers from
being stolen or misused by thieving
websites and individuals.



* Unscrupulous hackers can access
sensitive information through
unsecured connections by planting
phishing software

* Damage caused by having identities
misused, accounts broken into is often
irreparable
Spamming

* Unwanted e-mails,
obstruct computer
system - illegal
activity- makes the
entire service
unreliable

* Spammers - use bots
that bombard endless cam
line of advertisements ( Ne
Malware Threats

Virus attacks - harm computers & important files
Virus programs - inconspicuous, may get
activated simply by clicking a seemingly harmless
link

Computers connected to the Internet are
extremely prone to IP targeted virus attacks -
may crash system completely

Internet virus - three types 1. virus that affects
files and goes directly for a particular file or file
type 2. harms system and executable boot files,
can stop computer from starting again 3. macro
virus -most common &most harmless, keep
changing things like symbols on word files

Worms - virus that can replicate and spread itself
Trojan virus is disguised as something else
Age-Inappropriate Content

* Lack of control over the distribution and unrestricted
access of pornographic material - detrimental to

children
* Parents can lock harmful sites and monitor the sites

viewed
* Uploading inappropriate content is easy
Social Isolation, Obesity, and
Depression

Rifts between the real and virtual
world

Addiction - excessive surfing, online
gambling, social networking, and
gaming

Addictions create both physical as well
as mental issues- health complications

Link: obesity & Internet - less exercise

depression kg
Technological breakthroughs in 2013!

They give people powerful new ways to use technology -
these include....

*- Intuitive designs

* Experimental devices

* Keys to sustainable economic growth

* Changes to how we communicate

* Changes to the way we think about the unborn
* Brilliant feats of engineering

* Attempts to rethink longstanding problems in their
fields
What were the 10 breakthrough technologies in 2013
that can affect social structures and interactions?

Deep Learning

Temporary Social Media
Prenatal DNA Sequencing
Addictive Manufacturing
Baxter: The Blue Collar Robot
Memory Implants

Smart Watches
Ultra-Efficient Solar Power
Big Data from Cheap Phones
10 Supergrids

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What is the relationship between the terms culture,
material culture and non-material culture?

* Culture:

The beliefs, values, behavior, and material objects that
constitute a society's way of life

* Material Culture:

In the social sciences, material culture is a term that
refers to the relationship between artifacts and social
relations.

* Non-Material Culture:
Does not include any physical objects or artifacts.

May include any ideas, beliefs, values, and norms that
may help shape our society
What is Cultural Lag?

Cultural lag is a term to describe what happens
in a social system when the cultural ideas used
to regulate social life do not keep pace with
other social changes.
How does Cultural Lag occur?

When the material conditions change, changes occur in the adaptive
culture. However, these changes in the adaptive culture often do not
harmonize with the change in the material culture. In 1922 William F.
Ogburn coined this delay culture lag - a common societal phenomenon
that occurs because the material culture tends to change at a much
more rapid pace than the non-material culture - which often resists
change for a long time. A period of maladjustment occurs when the
non-material culture is struggling to adapt to new material conditions.
These two opposing aspects of culture cause the adaptation of new
technology to create social problems and conflict. ; yep

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What is an example of cultural lag occurring when a
technological innovation outpaced cultural adaptation?

When cars were first invented:

*- no laws/guidelines to govern driving

* no speed limits

* result was chaos - danger

*- laws created to address this problem,
closing the gap

Cultural lag ... new technology ...a

critical ethical issue b/c failure to

develop social consensus on how

technology should be applied may lead

to breakdowns in social solidarity and
the rise of social conflict