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The Obvious Invisibility Of The Relationship Between Technology And Social Values, Jamie P. Ross
The Obvious Invisibility Of The Relationship Between Technology And Social Values, Jamie P. Ross
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
We all too often assume that technology is the product of objective scientific research and that technology’s moral value lies in only the moral character of its user. To remove technology from a moral realm, we assume value and context neutrality. Yet the power of technology is a reflection of the values that exist in its developmental context. Technology’s moral realm is visible in the reciprocal relationship between culture and technology in the epidemiology of AIDS, clinical research and practice regarding heart disease, and DNA research. Cultural values decide what counts as a scientific question. When we look at the …
Lessons From The Color Of Fear, Jamie P. Ross
Lessons From The Color Of Fear, Jamie P. Ross
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
This chapter focuses on the role that power, innocence, and ignorance play in maintaining the position of white privilege. There are times when white people use their privilege in ways that overtly attempt to put and keep people of color in their places, but more often white privilege is less obvious. White privilege does not stand out in white people’s behavior at all times.When white behavior is normalized, it is masked. At these times, white privilege and power hide behind the masks of innocence and the masks of ignorance. White people can hide their location, with relation to power, from …