/ SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND
SOCIETY /
PREPARED BY: ANDRONICA JEAN F. AMBAG
WHAT IS SCIENCE?
• from the Latin word
“scientia” meaning
knowledge.
01
• is a systematic body of
knowledge based on careful
observation and
experimentation.
TECHNOLOGY
00 TECHNOLOGY
from two Greek words
01 “techne” meaning art,
craft, or skill.
“logos” meaning to speak
02 of; to imply the practical
application of techne.
SOCIETY
The term "society" came from
the Latin word societas, which in turn was derived
from the noun socius ("comrade, friend, ally";
adjectival form socialis) used to describe a bond or
interaction between parties that are friendly, or at
least civil.
A society is a grouping of individuals, which is
characterized by common interest and may have
distinctive culture and institutions.
WHAT DOES SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
AND SOCIETY MEAN?
Science and technology studies,
or science, technology and society 01
studies (STSS) is the study of how
society, politics, and culture affect
scientific research and technological
innovation, and how these, in turn,
affect society, politics and culture.
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