An Analysis Of Three Views On The Development Of Technology

Christelle G Social Impact of Technology (SO245) Lesson 8 Assignments 8 An Analysis of Three Views on the Development of Technology 15 January 2024An Analysis of Three Views on the Development of Technology - Christelle G The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you dont really even notice it, so its part of everyday life - Bill Gates. Technology has always been a dynamic process of ongoing evolution. Given how quickly technology is developing, all those futuristic films featuring flying cars, don't seem that unrealistic anymore. While experts hold varying opinions about how technology is developing, they all agree that civilization plays a significant role in how technology is developing. All three, Gerhard Lenski, Leslie White, and Alvin Toffler, shared the belief that human action has influenced technology development despite their divergent perspectives on the subject. It was the advancement of technology, according to sociologist Gerhard Lenski, that propelled civilizational development. This has some merit; if technology hadn't been continuously developing, modern society may still be using primitive tools to clear fields. For Lenski, civilization and technical advancement are inextricably linked. According to Lenski, information holds the key to human advancement. Based on advances