Technology not only transforms societies

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Technology not only transforms societies, but it also changes social interactions and relationships between people. In light of this, discuss how the following technological innovations may have changed social interactions and relationships among people in the United States: The telephone, the automobile, the television and cell phones. How have computers, the Internet and email affected your own social interactions and relationships? How would life be different if starting tomorrow, you never touched a computer again?

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