{"id":21992,"date":"2023-06-14T19:08:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T19:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/apply-the-principles-of-rights-access-equity-and-autonomous-participation-to-past-current-or-future-social-action\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T19:08:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T19:08:15","slug":"apply-the-principles-of-rights-access-equity-and-autonomous-participation-to-past-current-or-future-social-action","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/apply-the-principles-of-rights-access-equity-and-autonomous-participation-to-past-current-or-future-social-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply the principles of rights, access, equity, and autonomous participation to past, current, or future social action."},"content":{"rendered":"
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 From the book: The Real World – Introduction to Sociology by Kerry Ferris and Jill Stein<\/span><\/p>\n

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Social<\/span> <\/span>Change<\/span><\/h2>\n

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ave you ever wanted your own personal robot that could order groceries,
\ndo your laun- <\/span>dry,<\/span> <\/span>or<\/span> <\/span>drive<\/span> <\/span>you<\/span> <\/span>safely<\/span> <\/span>home<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>party?<\/span> <\/span>Well,<\/span> <\/span>you\u2019re<\/span> <\/span>about<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>get<\/span> <\/span>your<\/span> <\/span>wish.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This<\/span> <\/span>future<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>coming<\/span> <\/span>thanks<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>few<\/span> <\/span>related<\/span> <\/span>developments<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>technology<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>are <\/span>already <\/span>taking <\/span>place. <\/span>It <\/span>starts, <\/span>of <\/span>course, <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Internet
\n<\/span>and <\/span>all <\/span>of <\/span>us <\/span>having <\/span>the <\/span>ability
\n<\/span>to be <\/span>online <\/span>all <\/span>the <\/span>time. <\/span>We <\/span>use <\/span>the <\/span>Internet
\n<\/span>to <\/span>do <\/span>a <\/span>dizzying <\/span>array <\/span>of <\/span>things,
\n<\/span>from <\/span>networking on<\/span> <\/span>social<\/span> <\/span>media,<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>shopping,<\/span>
\n<\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>doing<\/span> <\/span>business<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>schoolwork,<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>streaming<\/span> <\/span>movies,<\/span> <\/span>TV,<\/span> <\/span>and <\/span>music.<\/span> <\/span>Cloud<\/span> <\/span>computing<\/span>
\n<\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>increasingly<\/span> <\/span>how<\/span> <\/span>we<\/span> <\/span>access,<\/span> <\/span>store,<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>manage<\/span> <\/span>our<\/span> <\/span>digital<\/span> <\/span>lives.<\/span> <\/span>You <\/span>no<\/span> <\/span>longer<\/span> <\/span>need<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>computer<\/span>
\n<\/span>or<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>hard<\/span> <\/span>drive<\/span> <\/span>when<\/span> <\/span>everything<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>hosted<\/span> <\/span>on<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>remote<\/span> <\/span>server<\/span> <\/span>like
\nApple<\/span> <\/span>iCloud<\/span> <\/span>or<\/span> <\/span>Google<\/span> <\/span>Drive.<\/span> <\/span>Now<\/span> <\/span>your<\/span> <\/span>term<\/span> <\/span>paper<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> <\/span>safe<\/span> <\/span>on<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>cloud,<\/span> <\/span>no<\/span> <\/span>excuses.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Along <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Internet,
\n<\/span>we <\/span>now <\/span>have <\/span>the <\/span>Internet
\n<\/span>of <\/span>Things <\/span>(IoT). <\/span>It\u2019s <\/span>a <\/span>system <\/span>in <\/span>which
\ntechnological<\/span> <\/span>devices,<\/span> <\/span>such<\/span> <\/span>as<\/span> <\/span>smartphones<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>household<\/span> <\/span>gadgets,<\/span> <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>able<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>\u201ctalk\u201d<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>each<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span> o<\/span>ther<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>exchange<\/span> <\/span>information.<\/span> <\/span>There\u2019s<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>huge<\/span> <\/span>market<\/span> <\/span>for<\/span> <\/span>\u201csmart\u201d<\/span> <\/span>consumer <\/span>goods,<\/span> <\/span>such<\/span> <\/span>as<\/span> <\/span>thermostats<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>auto-adjust<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>user\u2019s<\/span> <\/span>preferred<\/span> <\/span>temperature,
\n<\/span>lights<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>go<\/span> <\/span>on<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>off<\/span> <\/span>at<\/span> <\/span>preprogrammed<\/span> <\/span>times,<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>washer<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>dryer<\/span> <\/span>machines
\n<\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>communicate<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>coordinate<\/span> <\/span>their<\/span> <\/span>cycles.<\/span> <\/span>There<\/span> <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>already<\/span> <\/span>way<\/span> <\/span>more<\/span> <\/span>\u201cthings\u201d
\n<\/span>connected<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Internet<\/span> <\/span>than<\/span> <\/span>there<\/span> <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>people<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>world.<\/span> <\/span>Approximately<\/span> <\/span>18<\/span> <\/span>bil- <\/span>lion<\/span> <\/span>devices<\/span> <\/span>were<\/span> <\/span>connected<\/span>
\n<\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Internet<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>2017,<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>an<\/span> <\/span>estimated<\/span> <\/span>30<\/span> <\/span>billion
\n<\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>be<\/span> <\/span>connected<\/span> <\/span>by<\/span> <\/span>2022<\/span> <\/span>(Ericsson<\/span> <\/span>2017). <\/span>Developers<\/span> <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>found<\/span> <\/span>more<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>more<\/span> <\/span>ways<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>utilize<\/span> <\/span>smart<\/span> <\/span>technology,<\/span> <\/span>which relies<\/span> <\/span>on<\/span> <\/span>inter-device<\/span> <\/span>communication,<\/span> <\/span>creating<\/span> <\/span>endless<\/span> <\/span>possibilities<\/span> <\/span>for<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>IoT.<\/span> <\/span>For <\/span>example,<\/span> <\/span>there\u2019s<\/span> <\/span>been<\/span> <\/span>an<\/span> <\/span>explosion<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>interest<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>investment<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>developing<\/span> <\/span>the first<\/span> <\/span>self-driving<\/span> <\/span>cars<\/span> <\/span>that<\/span> <\/span>communicate<\/span> <\/span>with<\/span> <\/span>GPS<\/span> <\/span>systems<\/span> <\/span>for<\/span> <\/span>navigation<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>are <\/span>equipped with
\nexternal sensors to assess driving hazards and weather conditions. <\/span>Tesla
\n<\/span>was <\/span>an <\/span>early <\/span>leader <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>race <\/span>to <\/span>bring
\n<\/span>the <\/span>driverless <\/span>car <\/span>to <\/span>market.
\n<\/span>Tech firms<\/span> <\/span>such<\/span> <\/span>as<\/span> <\/span>Google<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>Intel<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>ride-sharing<\/span> <\/span>company<\/span> <\/span>Uber<\/span> <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>also<\/span> <\/span>jumped
\n<\/span>into the race (Davies 2017). <\/span>Of<\/span> <\/span>course,<\/span> <\/span>when<\/span> <\/span>you<\/span> <\/span>interact<\/span> <\/span>with<\/span> <\/span>your<\/span> <\/span>smart<\/span> <\/span>home<\/span> <\/span>or<\/span> <\/span>driverless<\/span> <\/span>car,<\/span> <\/span>you<\/span> <\/span>won\u2019t <\/span>need<\/span> <\/span>an<\/span> <\/span>actual<\/span> <\/span>life-size<\/span> <\/span>robot<\/span> <\/span>anymore;<\/span> <\/span>instead,<\/span> <\/span>you\u2019ll<\/span> <\/span>be<\/span> <\/span>talking<\/span> <\/span>with<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>chatbot, <\/span>your <\/span>digital
\n<\/span>personal <\/span>assistant. <\/span>A <\/span>chatbot <\/span>is <\/span>software <\/span>that <\/span>you <\/span>chat <\/span>with <\/span>to <\/span>help
\nget<\/span>
\n<\/span>complex<\/span> <\/span>tasks<\/span> <\/span>done.<\/span> <\/span>It<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>replace<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>lot<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>your<\/span> <\/span>current<\/span> <\/span>technology,<\/span> <\/span>like<\/span> <\/span>web
\nbrowsers<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>apps,<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>work<\/span> <\/span>across<\/span> <\/span>all<\/span> <\/span>platforms<\/span>
\n<\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>devices,<\/span> <\/span>including<\/span> <\/span>the <\/span>IoT. You might be utilizing an early version of
\nthis technology already, but Apple\u2019s <\/span>Siri<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>Amazon\u2019s<\/span> <\/span>Alexa<\/span> <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>just<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>beginning.<\/span> <\/span>Eventually,<\/span> <\/span>chatbots<\/span> <\/span>will<\/span> <\/span>become <\/span>master-bots<\/span> <\/span>able<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>connect<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>coordinate<\/span> <\/span>many<\/span> <\/span>aspects<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>your<\/span> <\/span>life<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>revolu-
\n<\/span>tionize <\/span>your <\/span>relationship <\/span>to <\/span>smart <\/span>devices. <\/span>If<\/span> <\/span>you\u2019re<\/span> <\/span>like<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>lot<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>people,<\/span> <\/span>you<\/span> <\/span>welcome<\/span> <\/span>this<\/span> <\/span>onslaught<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>innovation.<\/span> <\/span>But<\/span> <\/span>it\u2019s <\/span>important <\/span>to <\/span>stop <\/span>to <\/span>consider <\/span>where
\n<\/span>all <\/span>this <\/span>technology <\/span>is <\/span>leading <\/span>us. <\/span>Our <\/span>con- nectedness,<\/span> <\/span>what<\/span> <\/span>people<\/span> <\/span>appreciate<\/span> <\/span>so<\/span> <\/span>much<\/span> <\/span>about<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>Internet<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>their<\/span> <\/span>smart <\/span>devices, <\/span>is <\/span>also <\/span>creating
\n<\/span>new <\/span>forms <\/span>of <\/span>risk. <\/span>We <\/span>are <\/span>already
\n<\/span>confronting <\/span>some <\/span>of the<\/span> <\/span>problems<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>living<\/span> <\/span>online\u2014viruses,<\/span> <\/span>ransom<\/span> <\/span>ware,<\/span> <\/span>invasions<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>privacy,<\/span> <\/span>cyber-
\nbullying,<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>credit<\/span> <\/span>card<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>identity<\/span>
\n<\/span>theft.<\/span> <\/span>But<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>new<\/span> <\/span>class<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>problems<\/span> <\/span>linked<\/span> <\/span>to <\/span>technology<\/span>
\n<\/span>may<\/span> <\/span>be<\/span> <\/span>even<\/span> <\/span>more<\/span> <\/span>dangerous.<\/span> <\/span>Large-scale<\/span> <\/span>cyberattacks<\/span> <\/span>in<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>form<\/span> <\/span>of <\/span>data <\/span>breaches,
\n<\/span>leaks, <\/span>or <\/span>malware
\n<\/span>pose <\/span>a <\/span>serious <\/span>threat <\/span>to <\/span>our <\/span>social
\n<\/span>institutions and<\/span> <\/span>infrastructure.<\/span> <\/span>Hackers<\/span> <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>already<\/span> <\/span>infiltrated<\/span> <\/span>major<\/span> <\/span>corporations<\/span> <\/span>(Sony<\/span> <\/span>and <\/span>Verizon),<\/span>
\n<\/span>universities<\/span> <\/span>(UCLA<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>New<\/span> <\/span>York<\/span> <\/span>University),<\/span> <\/span>social<\/span> <\/span>networks<\/span> <\/span>(LinkedIn
\n<\/span>and <\/span>Yahoo), <\/span>and <\/span>federal <\/span>agencies
\n<\/span>(the <\/span>CIA, <\/span>FBI, <\/span>and <\/span>NSA). <\/span>So what
\ndoes all this mean? We\u2019re still finding out. As new technologies <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>being<\/span> <\/span>developed<\/span>
\n<\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>adopted<\/span> <\/span>at<\/span> <\/span>an<\/span> <\/span>increasingly<\/span> <\/span>rapid<\/span> <\/span>pace,<\/span> <\/span>we<\/span> <\/span>can<\/span> <\/span>see<\/span> <\/span>both <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>promise<\/span>
\n<\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>risk<\/span> <\/span>of<\/span> <\/span>social<\/span> <\/span>change.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Your<\/span> <\/span>automated<\/span> <\/span>home<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>driverless<\/span> <\/span>car <\/span>have<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>potential<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>revolutionize<\/span> <\/span>your<\/span> <\/span>world\u2014or<\/span> <\/span>bring<\/span> <\/span>it<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>screeching<\/span> <\/span>halt.<\/span> <\/span>It<\/span> <\/span>all <\/span>depends<\/span> <\/span>on<\/span> <\/span>whose<\/span> <\/span>orders<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>bots<\/span> <\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>following.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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