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Technology, family, health and food

Sociology · Unit 9 · ~13 min read · Original chapter

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Technology enters the most intimate parts of life: whom we marry, how we care for the sick, and what we eat. A family WhatsApp group can sustain kinship across cities, a teleconsultation can bring a doctor to a remote home, and a food-delivery app can change who cooks. This chapter examines technology in family relations, health systems, and food, showing in each case how convenience, control, and inequality arrive together.

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