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Examine science and technology as agents of social change. (150 words)

  • UPSC 2013
  • Science, Technology and Social Change

An agent of change is a force that initiates change rather than merely transmitting it. Science and technology qualify in part: they alter the material conditions of social life, but the direction of change is set elsewhere.

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