5.2.4

Negative Cultural Impacts

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Negative Cultural Impacts

Technology has negatively impacted several areas of society. For example:

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Health

  • Overuse of technology can lead to issues such as:
    • Repetitive strain injury (RSI).
    • Eye strain.
    • Neck and back problems.
    • Lack of exercise.
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Social interaction

  • Users of social networks can receive an idealised view of others' lives, causing them to feel less satisfied with their own life.
  • Cyberbullying and trolling can be distressing and difficult to effectively police.
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Education

  • Technology is expensive, and poorer schools (especially abroad) cannot afford devices.
  • This contributes to the digital divide.
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Work-life-balance

  • Feeling like work never finishes can result in an intrusion on family time, resulting in poorer relationships and less rest.
  • A poor work-life-balance can have a significant impact on the wellbeing of employees and their families.
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Fake news

  • The main news source for young adults is social media.
  • Fake news stories can spread very quickly on these websites.

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1Components of a Computer

2Software & Software Development

3Exchanging Data

4Data Types, Data Structures & Algorithms

5Legal, Moral, Cultural & Ethical Issues

6Elements of Computational Thinking

6.1Thinking Abstractly

6.2Thinking Ahead

6.3Thinking Procedurally

6.4Thinking Logically

6.5Thinking Concurrently

7Problem Solving & Programming

8Algorithms

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