Technology and Societies’ Development

Technology and Societies

I agree that technology has influenced social and cultural changes, however, I believe that societies themselves considerably act as catalysts to direct this influence. The impact of technology on individuals and societies has begun early as humans started to use objects in their environments to help accomplish some jobs and tasks; for example: hunting, farming, and cooking. Hence, ancient civilizations like Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age have been named after the materials that people had adopted to make their tools, or what so called artifacts. These names imply that artifacts were the center point of each civilization at any time period.

As historical archaeology indicates, the development of the materials and artifacts of any civilization associates with some consequential changes in social structures; cultural norms and appearance; and religious values and beliefs. In this manner, one would conclude that the relationship between society and technology was mutual. In other words, individuals manipulate natural resources to invent tools that they need; in turn, these tools affect individuals’ lifestyle and activities. Thus, the more natural resources are exploited by any culture, the more likely that this culture will be civilized and flourished, as history tells us about Greek, Roman, Chinese, and Egyptian civilizations. Interestingly, the interaction between societies and technological artifacts still has a significant impact on both technology and society. For instance, the intervention of traffic signs and traffic lights has helped to safely manage people and vehicles movement on roads.

Substantively, the question that might arise here is who has the control over technology development and...

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...are still published in both digital and printed copies. According to Scarborough research, almost %54 of newspapers audiences prefer to read the printed format of their local newspaper. Another example is about how great deals of people consume organic food and products only, inspite of the temptations that food companies make to grab customers’ attention to buy artificial products. Moreover, technology sometimes is adjusted to fulfill religious beliefs or practices. For example, Muslims use compass to show the direction to Makkah, the holiest city of Islam, in order to perform their daily prayers.

These examples support that both technology and societies mutually interact with each other. Humans invent technology and adapt changes that occur because of this technology. Generally speaking, technology affects people’s life as they allow themselves to be affected.