Technology, Society, and Values in Twentieth Century America

FAIN: FS-10808-78

John G. Burke
UCLA; Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA 90024-4201)

To study technological innovation in the twentieth century in the context of the political and economic institutions of the U.S., the values of society, and individual and national goals. Topics will include the relationship of technology and society, theories of technological change, social responsibility in the development and application of technology, and governmental responsibility in the process of technological choice.