The Impact Of Science And Technology For Social Change

Human beings underwent several major social changes from the beginning, which havemade an enormous effect on the living and production of mankind. Obviously, there is nodoubt that those changes are determined by the progress of science and technology. Scienceand technology which has powerful productivity and driving force of human developmentbrings convenience and benefit to ourselves. In the process of social economic development,science and technology plays an essential role and affects our life deeply, whether we realizethe huge effect of it or not, it does have a real impact on the pace of our society.Science and technology which is the driving force of social changing shows a specialsocial function. Not only does Science and technology have an impact on society in the fieldof different times but also changes every aspect of society at that time. This article discussesthe relationship and mutual function between science and technology and social changing,and besides focuses on the key science and technology coming from the primitive society tothe agricultural society, agricultural society to industrial society, industrial society topost-industrial society,which have brought social changing.The science and technology witha special representative was the symbol and feature of that society, which was on behalf of thesocial form of technical achievements and development level. we can know the presentsituation of the society by the technology of that time, furthermore understanding theinfluence of social science and technology to social changing. At the same time,you canclearly know the developing process how the society is from one form to another andunderstand the difference from the primitive society to the post-industrial society, besides theprocess of social changing.