•Ways technology has affected …oEducation oHealth oSocial interaction oReligion oFamily •Why do some technologies fail?

1.Select a topic:the topic has to examine the ways in which culture and social organizations shape the design and consumption of technology and/or how technology affects cultural and social experience(think sociologically!). Some examples: •Gender and technology (ex: how ideas of gender and sexual identity are implanted in technological artifacts) •Ways technology has affected …oEducation oHealth oSocial interaction oReligion oFamily •Why do some technologies fail? 2.Select at least 2 articles from the popular press (web, magazines, and newspapers) and at least 2 articles from a social science journal. 3.Select one/two of the sociological perspectives: functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, or any other theory mentioned in the text. Interpret you topic using the perspective (s). Your interpretation should reflect what you have learned from your four readings. Be specific in your interpretation about what you learned from each reading. Also, be specific about which sociological perspective(s) you are using in your paper (e.g., “I will use the Structure-Functional perspective to explain….”).4.Suggest a social policy to mitigate the negative consequences of the topic you have selected.