TECHNOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF HUMAN SOCIETY

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dependent on the resources available in nature

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the hunter and gatherer society

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they change settlements from time to time, moving towards areas with abundant resources for their survival; humans in hunter and gatherer society

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nomads

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they learned how to tame/domesticate animals and cultivate crops; this society also discovered the process of mining

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shifters and farmers society

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Humans in this society discovered coal, gas, and oil used in cooking. These discoveries paved the way for industrialization

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manufacturing/processing society

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It is where technologies are used for producing synthetic food and for recycling resources to satisfy increasing human needs; it is how we will describe where we are now

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future man-made world

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is another way of looking at the evolution of human society; societies based on the concept of waves where each wave propels the older societies and cultures aside

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Classification of Society

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an American writer and futurist known for his works discussing the digital evolution, communication evolution, and technological singularity

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Alvin Toffler

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the one that replaced hunters/gatherers after the agrarian revolution; this society
is composed of farmers

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first wave society

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is similar to the manufacturing/processing society; This society flourished during the period of industrial revolution until the end of World War II; scientific knowledge
spread across the world for the first time during this time

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second wave society

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characterized as a post-industrialized society after World War II; This society is associated with scientific-technological evolution

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third wave society

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five general types of technology:

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energy, equipment, information, life, and materials
technology

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We can now generate energy from wind, from solar panels, hydrothermal vents, and even waste products of animals; The goal of experts in this field is to provide energy without causing negative effects to humans and the environment

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Energy Technology

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an environmentally-friendly, renewable energy source that came from the waste products of animals

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Biogas

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This technology as its name implies is made for preservation, maintenance, treatment, and reproduction of living things

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Life Technology

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This type of technology includes tools and gadgets used to manage, process,
and distribute information

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Information Technology

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This technology is involved in extraction, fabrication, and synthesis of materials
specifically for the benefit of mankind

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Materials Technology

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This include design and fabrication of different instruments, tools, gadgets, and
machines that aim to create another product

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Equipment Technology

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This occurs rapidly in this modern age of technology because if we are not satisfied, we tend to ask for more

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Substitution

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it is referred to as the process by which an innovation is communicated through various channels and subsequently adopted over time among members of society.

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Diffusion

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The extent to which the culture is receptive to new things

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Modernity

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The more similar to each other that members of a culture are, the more likely an innovation is to spread—people are more likely to imitate similar than different models.

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Homophily

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The greater the distance between people, the less likely innovation is to spread

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Physical distance

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The more opinion leaders are valued and respected, the more likely an innovation
is to spread.

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Opinion leadership

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it measures the income or the expenditures WITHIN the country

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GDP or gross domestic product

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it is the measure of how the total gross domestic product of the country is equally
distributed among its members/people

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Income Distribution

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it is the average income earned by a person in a particular city, region, or country

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Per Capita Income

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it is the sum of ALL the goods and services produced in a country per year by
its people. In can be represented through this formula

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Gross National Product

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is the measure at which all the available labor resources are being utilized.

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Employment Rate

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is the sum total of all the men and women who are able to work, be employed
or unemployed

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Structure of Labor Force

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is the average number of years an individual or a group of people could be
expected to live or simply people’s life span

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Human Life Expectancy

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it is the percentage of people living in urbanized area not depending
upon agricultural products and other government services

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Percentage of Urban Population