The role of science and technology in reconstructing human social history

Effect of Technology Change on Society

Bibliographic Data

ID8092677
AuthorsDagm Alemayehu Tegegn (0000-0003-2143-7669, National Cheng Kung University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume10
Issue1
Publication date2024-05-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCogent Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2331-1886 • E-ISSN: 2331-1886
PublisherCogent OA (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23311886.2024.2356916
OpenAlexW4398206404
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

The history of science and technology is the study of how people have comprehended the natural world or applied science and technology throughout history. This academic discipline also looks into the contexts and consequences of scientific methods on culture, economy, and politics. The purpose of this review article is to evaluate the role of science and technology in reconstructing human social history, specifically the impact of technological change on society. As such, secondary literatures are thoroughly researched to recount the discourse of the history of science and technology. The study concludes that science and technology have made an impact on the phenomenon of human social history and society in general. As a result, the industrial revolution, information communication technology and transportation technology, agricultural technology transformation, warfare technology progression, and changes in social values and social institutions are among the most significant changes. Revolutionary and evolutionary advancements in science and technology shaped the reconstruction of society’s history from various periods in continues pattern

Economics · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · History of technology · Political science · Social change · Social science · Sociology · Technological change · Engineering · Zygmunt Bauman's Sociology · History · Law · Philosophy