All technological changes cause ______ problems.

In the essay 'A Child is Born', Germaine Greer discusses the differences between traditional societies (often in the East) and modern societies (often in the West) regarding childbirth and child-rearing.

She argues that while modern technology (hospitals, medicines, machines) has reduced mortality rates, it has also stripped away the traditional, supportive environment where a whole family or village helped a mother. The "technological changes" (referring to the modernisation of medicine and lifestyle) create "social problems" because they often lead to the isolation of the mother and the loss of important cultural rituals and family bonds.