Volti, Ch. 14 [15 in 3rd edition] "Who¹s in Charge of Whom?"

     is it true that nothing worthwhile comes w/o costs? [a day in June?]

224/253 What is technological determinism?
     [V: "belief" that T. is out of control, or "acts as an       independent force in our life" ; independent and       autonomous]
224/254 What does "cultural lag" mean, and what are its shortcomings?
     [T ahead, all else behind; takes T for granted and soc as       responder; not all cultural processes and changes are easy      to measure; hard to say when "lag" disappears; assumes T      is push, soc. is drag.]
225/255 Why does "convergence theory appeal?"
227/257 What precautions ought one to keep in mind about "society" "culture?"
229/259 At what rate does Technological Knowledge accrue?
229/258 What does V. claim are the main consequences of the information explosion, and what are they a recipe for?
230/258 What is a comon way to maintain power?
232/260 Do engineers control Technology?
233/262 The essence of professionalism?
234/262 What is "whistleblowing?"

Chapter 15 [17 3rd edition]

238/267 Comment on Blauner's findings about work types and satisfaction
239/268 What is Jean Woodward's central point?
239/268 Charles Perrow's more abstract/general analysis focusses on what two variables?
240/269 Perrow's major conclusion?
241f/270f What did David Noble conclude was the real issue involved in NC tools vs. record-playback?
?/272 Central to management authority?
245/274 Cite two inventions V. uses to show small firms can lead to abig inventions.
245/275 What sized firm is best equipped for development?
246/275 Bureaucracies thrive on _____?; Entrepreneurs on ________?
247/277 Is it really true that complex societies could not exist without organisations, bureaucratic or otherwise?

Chapter 16 [18 3rd edition]

250/280 In what 5 ways does V. claim government is involved with technology?
252/282 Compare the 1994 and 1939 USA expenditures on R&D: what's the approximate growth rate in spending?
254/284 What was OTA, what did it do, and what happened to it?
255/285 Apart from regulatory authority, as in Interstate Commerce, what precedent did the steamboat boiler explosions set for Federal involvement with Technology?
256/286 What helps to produce action on technolgy?
257/287 What do some think is the most important problem in the relationship between a regulatory agency and its clients?
258/289 What may be the greatest defect of our system in governing technology?
260/290 What does V. mean by democracy?
         Does V. think Technology is out of control?
262/292 Can there be/Is there a final resolution of the problem of control of technology?
262/292 What does V. warn us against that smacks of Florman?
263/293 To what does V. chiefly attribute the unequal distribution of power?
263/293 To what does V. claim a knowledgeable citizenry is essential?