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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Critically analyse the role of science and technology in bringing about social change.

  • UPSC 2017
  • Science, Technology and Social Change

Science and technology are the most visible agents of modern change, but "role" has to be specified. Is technology an autonomous force that societies must adapt to, or a social product that carries into the world the interests of those who design and own it? The evidence supports the second reading, with an important qualification.

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  • The determinist case at its strongest
  • The critique: technology is socially shaped
  • The uneven and contradictory record
  • Conclusion

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