Social Revolutions that Resulted from New Technologies
Essentials of Sociology
Social Revolutions that resulted from new technologies
Technology has been a primary driver of social change for thousands of years. It has often been used to fill gaps between our “old world” habits and the demands of the “new world”.Often times challenges are presented in keeping up with our ever-growing changes, leading way to social changes-revolutions even. There are four innovations in technology that gave way to a swift social change; the invention of the plow, the invention of the steam engine, the invention of computers and lastly, the domestication of plants and animals.
Agricultural as a whole was given a jolt, when the plow was invented. This changed the way the agriculture field produced to meet the growing demands of larger populations by increasing the yields. Transportation capabilities in the 18th century were given a boost with the unavailing of the first steam engine. People and materials were able to be transported across larger distances at record speeds. Again meeting the demands of an increasingly growing population. Transitioning from hunting/gathering mode to a pastoral society changed by abandoning previous migratory practices in favor of establishing fixed residences. This led to plants and animals becoming domesticated to conform to the new “home=based” needs of people. Lastly,computers have most recently changed the societal course in mostly every way possible. The introduction of the micro-chip and subsequently the computer, forever altered the fundamentals of how society is organized. This spanned across education,personal use and business- allowing constant and instant flow of information.
Four technological innovations were responsible for social revolutions: The domestication of plants and animals over ten thousand years ago, the invention of the plow, the invention of the steam engine, and the invention of the computer all led to massive social change (Henslin 390). The
Social Revolutions that resulted from new technologies
Technology has been a primary driver of social change for thousands of years. It has often been used to fill gaps between our “old world” habits and the demands of the “new world”.Often times challenges are presented in keeping up with our ever-growing changes, leading way to social changes-revolutions even. There are four innovations in technology that gave way to a swift social change; the invention of the plow, the invention of the steam engine, the invention of computers and lastly, the domestication of plants and animals.
Agricultural as a whole was given a jolt, when the plow was invented. This changed the way the agriculture field produced to meet the growing demands of larger populations by increasing the yields. Transportation capabilities in the 18th century were given a boost with the unavailing of the first steam engine. People and materials were able to be transported across larger distances at record speeds. Again meeting the demands of an increasingly growing population. Transitioning from hunting/gathering mode to a pastoral society changed by abandoning previous migratory practices in favor of establishing fixed residences. This led to plants and animals becoming domesticated to conform to the new “home=based” needs of people. Lastly,computers have most recently changed the societal course in mostly every way possible. The introduction of the micro-chip and subsequently the computer, forever altered the fundamentals of how society is organized. This spanned across education,personal use and business- allowing constant and instant flow of information.
Four technological innovations were responsible for social revolutions: The domestication of plants and animals over ten thousand years ago, the invention of the plow, the invention of the steam engine, and the invention of the computer all led to massive social change (Henslin 390). The