STS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
what |effect |do |metaphors |have |on |the |complex |questions |we're |discussing? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-metaphors |further |mystify |the |question |at |hand
how |are |world |wars |a |combination |of |past |fighting |techniques |and |the |future |world? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-both |horseback |and |machine |guns |were |used
does |Winner |advocate |for |a |more |inclusive |definition |of |progress? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
yes
who |is |to |blame |for |the |"outsourcing |pineapples" |issue? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-society
what |is |the |most |likely |explanation |for |the |Dunbar |number |being |150, |but |we |connect |to |
more |than |150 |people |on |social |media? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-we've |sliced |the |150 |
connections |into |smaller |and |smaller |pieces, |or |we |have |people |cycling |in |and |out |of |our |lives
what |are |the |2 |reasons |philosophy |of |technology |never |got |underway? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-(1) |we |think |the |only |way |to |make |progress |is |by |inventing |new |machines
(2) |we |think |the |human |relationship |w |technology |is |too |obvious |to |merit |serious |reflection
who |coined |the |term |"forms |of |life"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-wittgenstein
who |coined |the |term |"modes |of |life"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-karl |marx
,what |are |3 |technologies |that |created |entirely |new |human |behaviors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
air |travel, |space |travel, |and |genetic |engineering
what |does |Marx |say |will |happen |as |we |move |toward |a |state |of |general |wealth? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Marx |argues |that |if |people |spent |less |time |on |"work", |they |could |enrich |their |
individuality |and |become |multidimensional
what |does |Marx's |"modes |of |life" |prove? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-that |social |changes |are |not |
just |an |after-effect |of |technology
how |are |we |all |"makers |of |the |iPhone"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-because |the |makers |can't |
make |them |without |us. |we |signal |to |the |makers |when |we |want |something, |and |we |fund |the |
makers.
is |culture |static |or |dynamic? |and |why? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dynamic |because |it |entails |
changing |relationships |between |what |is |old |and |what |is |being |reconfigured
what |is |tradition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |meanings, |values, |artifacts, |and |practices |that |
are |handed |down |to |us
what |is |selection? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |selecting, |challenging, |and |arranging |of |these |
artifacts |and |ideas |in |everyday |life |in |the |interaction |with |changing |material |circumstances
what |is |culture? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |whereby |tradition |is |reconfigured |in |the |
historical |conditions |of |everyday |life. |culture |is |both |the |experiences |we |are |born |into |and |
how |these |are |challenged |or |reinforced |through |our |experiences |of |the |world
what |are |the |3 |categorical |features |of |culture? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dominant, |residual, |
and |emergent
, _____________________________ |is |an |example |of |emergent |culture, |while |
___________________ |is |an |example |of |residual |culture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
biotechnology, |the |idea |that |the |earth |is |flat
what |does |Williams |call |"culture |as |a |whole |way |of |life" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |particular
|formation |of |dominant, |residual, |and |emergent |cultures |at |any |point |in |time
which |4 |things |influence |the |shape |and |direction |of |cultural |change? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
1) |individual |changes |of |mind
2) |the |efforts |of |individuals |and |organizations |to |do |things |differently |
3) |structural |changes |in |institutions
4) |responses |to |changes |in |material |circumstances
what |is |an |informal |definition |of |the |received |view? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-why |what |we |
believe |what |we |believe |about |technology, |why |we |do |what |we |do |in |relation |to |technology, |
how |culture |is |organized |to |promote |particular |values |and |practices |involving |technology |at |
the |expense |of |others
how |is |culture |a |determining |factor |for |technology? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |moment |
we're |having |right |now |has |been |pre-determined |by |people |and |their |tools |in |history
how |do |our |authors |say |that |we |express |ourselves? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-through |our |tools
what |does |the |received |view |include? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dominant, |residual, |emergent, |
tradition |and |selection, |all |on |an |everyday |basis
what |is |our |lens |through |which |we |view |the |world? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |received |view
CORRECT ANSWERS
what |effect |do |metaphors |have |on |the |complex |questions |we're |discussing? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-metaphors |further |mystify |the |question |at |hand
how |are |world |wars |a |combination |of |past |fighting |techniques |and |the |future |world? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-both |horseback |and |machine |guns |were |used
does |Winner |advocate |for |a |more |inclusive |definition |of |progress? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
yes
who |is |to |blame |for |the |"outsourcing |pineapples" |issue? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-society
what |is |the |most |likely |explanation |for |the |Dunbar |number |being |150, |but |we |connect |to |
more |than |150 |people |on |social |media? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-we've |sliced |the |150 |
connections |into |smaller |and |smaller |pieces, |or |we |have |people |cycling |in |and |out |of |our |lives
what |are |the |2 |reasons |philosophy |of |technology |never |got |underway? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-(1) |we |think |the |only |way |to |make |progress |is |by |inventing |new |machines
(2) |we |think |the |human |relationship |w |technology |is |too |obvious |to |merit |serious |reflection
who |coined |the |term |"forms |of |life"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-wittgenstein
who |coined |the |term |"modes |of |life"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-karl |marx
,what |are |3 |technologies |that |created |entirely |new |human |behaviors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
air |travel, |space |travel, |and |genetic |engineering
what |does |Marx |say |will |happen |as |we |move |toward |a |state |of |general |wealth? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Marx |argues |that |if |people |spent |less |time |on |"work", |they |could |enrich |their |
individuality |and |become |multidimensional
what |does |Marx's |"modes |of |life" |prove? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-that |social |changes |are |not |
just |an |after-effect |of |technology
how |are |we |all |"makers |of |the |iPhone"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-because |the |makers |can't |
make |them |without |us. |we |signal |to |the |makers |when |we |want |something, |and |we |fund |the |
makers.
is |culture |static |or |dynamic? |and |why? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dynamic |because |it |entails |
changing |relationships |between |what |is |old |and |what |is |being |reconfigured
what |is |tradition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |meanings, |values, |artifacts, |and |practices |that |
are |handed |down |to |us
what |is |selection? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |selecting, |challenging, |and |arranging |of |these |
artifacts |and |ideas |in |everyday |life |in |the |interaction |with |changing |material |circumstances
what |is |culture? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |whereby |tradition |is |reconfigured |in |the |
historical |conditions |of |everyday |life. |culture |is |both |the |experiences |we |are |born |into |and |
how |these |are |challenged |or |reinforced |through |our |experiences |of |the |world
what |are |the |3 |categorical |features |of |culture? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dominant, |residual, |
and |emergent
, _____________________________ |is |an |example |of |emergent |culture, |while |
___________________ |is |an |example |of |residual |culture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
biotechnology, |the |idea |that |the |earth |is |flat
what |does |Williams |call |"culture |as |a |whole |way |of |life" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |particular
|formation |of |dominant, |residual, |and |emergent |cultures |at |any |point |in |time
which |4 |things |influence |the |shape |and |direction |of |cultural |change? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
1) |individual |changes |of |mind
2) |the |efforts |of |individuals |and |organizations |to |do |things |differently |
3) |structural |changes |in |institutions
4) |responses |to |changes |in |material |circumstances
what |is |an |informal |definition |of |the |received |view? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-why |what |we |
believe |what |we |believe |about |technology, |why |we |do |what |we |do |in |relation |to |technology, |
how |culture |is |organized |to |promote |particular |values |and |practices |involving |technology |at |
the |expense |of |others
how |is |culture |a |determining |factor |for |technology? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |moment |
we're |having |right |now |has |been |pre-determined |by |people |and |their |tools |in |history
how |do |our |authors |say |that |we |express |ourselves? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-through |our |tools
what |does |the |received |view |include? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dominant, |residual, |emergent, |
tradition |and |selection, |all |on |an |everyday |basis
what |is |our |lens |through |which |we |view |the |world? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |received |view
