Chapter 12 Review Questions

Short Answer Questions

1. How does deterritorialization affect our well-being?

2. Explain the concept of digital redlining and how it impacts individuals.

3. Under what circumstances can technology be accurately described as neutral? Swedish philosopher Sundström (1998) has described three instances in which technology could be deemed as being value-neutral. Describe these three instances.

4. Jonas (2003) divides technology into two distinct and separate spheres: traditional technologies and modern technologies. Compare and contrast these two categories of technology.

5. What is the association between screen time and mental health outcomes?

6. Define the concept of “moral backwardness” and explain how it links to theories of technology as progress.

7. What is e-waste? Discuss its effects using examples.

Essay Questions

1. Net neutrality has received much attention in recent years and is under threat in the US. Why is net neutrality a key policy issues for all Canadians? What can corporations gain from removing net neutrality? How can average citizens make sure that in Canada we continue to uphold net neutrality?

2. MIT researchers created a moral dilemma to investigate how research can inform the potential moral decisions that machines may have to make when on the road. Explain why it is helpful to place humans in the place of a driverless car? What do we learn about the ethics of algorithms by partaking in the moral machine? Do you think it is a good idea to design moral dilemmas like the “MIT’s moral machine” to help program machines? What are the limitations?