Factors Affecting Rate of Change/Development Flashcards
1
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Crises (war and pandemics)
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Speeds up development as medical development as mass numbers need to be treated
2
Q
Religion
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Slows down development as religion often opposes science
3
Q
Technology
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New technology opens up new fields of discovery eg the microscope and microbes
4
Q
Societal Attitudes
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If society was content with the state of medicine it could slow down need for new progress.
5
Q
Individuals
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An individual could discover something unheard of and greatly propel an area of research forwards
6
Q
Luck
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A bit of luck always helps. people at the right place at the right time doing the right thing.
7
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Media/Communication
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discoveries from around the world can inform new discoveries
