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SOCIOLOGY TERM PAPER:

The Effect of New Technologies on Humans and their Societies

• Annotated Bibliography (APA style) Due January 10th

o Minimum of 3 sources, 4 if you use Wikipedia

• Final Paper due January 17th 2014

For this paper you will be researching the social implications of the quickly growing field of genetic technology.

The paper will have the following sections:

• Introduction

• Body

o A description of the technology.

o The advantages/benefits of this technology

o The disadvantages/dangers of this technology

o The impact this technology may have on society in the future

o Your opinion on

• whether this is a technology that we should continue developing

• the type of regulations or laws that should be in place to control the use of this technology and

• Conclusion

LENGTH: 750-1000 words

Specific Topics

o Pre-natal genetic screening

o Genetic screening/ testing /profiling in children and adults

o Transgenic organisms/chimaeric organisms

o Assistive Reproductive technologies

o “Cyborgs” (Cybernetic Organisms) or Bionic technology

o Nanotechnology and Humans

o Other…check with Mrs. Walsh

REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST USE PROPER TERM PAPER FORMAT INCLUDING PARENTHETICAL REFERENCES AND WORKS CITED/BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE.

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