Anthony Giddens sees the contemporary world as a juggernaut filled with great risk amid reward. Why is it risky? Explain by discussing his ideas of space and time as well as insecurity and risks.
What will be an ideal response?
• Technology has created opportunities and risks. Giddens also points out that through distanciation (tendency for components of the juggernaut to be quite distant from them who control them), the risk also increases.
• Students should also identify and explain the four points Giddens makes about insecurity and risks:
A. Design faults (those who design the juggernaut make mistakes)
B. Operant error (those who operate the juggernaut make mistakes)
C. Unintended consequences (cannot foresee the consequences of modifying or creating new components for the juggernaut)
D. Use of new knowledge (people reflect on the juggernaut and create new
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