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LUDDITES
A term used to brand those who are against "all" modern technology. The term originally referred to British workmen (about 1811) who rioted and destroyed textile machinery in the belief that these machines were contributing to unemployment.
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Sociology Dictionary INDEX:List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1 |
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1 A: Page 1 of 1. |
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