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MIT271 Technology & Human Values: March 5: Language/Technology Invisible Technologies Technology and Gender
MIT271 Technology & Human Values: March 5: Language/Technology Invisible Technologies Technology and Gender
Ideology integrated into our personalities and world-view; seems natural More hidden than machines because inside us
= making an abstract idea into a (real) material thing [in other contexts associated with problems of essentialism] e.g. Francis Galton
More problems
IQ
What is it? Application to groups Loaded questions Opinions not measurable No account of ignorance Undermines political leadership
Polling
Men and women inhabit different conceptual worlds defined by their languages:
Masculine language is distinguished by its occupation with technology and technical terms
Sports/statistical
Expressing femininity
Dress Not
technology:
home-ec
Disempowering women
Restricts
TEST ON THURSDAY
Questions
on sheets and the web Ppt slides now up? General question session: Grad Club 5-7 tonight?