SOC 1013 TWU History of Innovations Discussion Board
For this discussion board assignment, you should start with a brief summary of chapter 9. Your summary should be about 100-150 words and the major response should be at least 150 words so in total your discussion post should be at least 250 words. Then, write a response to one the following major post questions.
Major Post Question Options (Please select at least one question from the list below):
- A number of social scientists have discussed the fact that innovations often have unanticipated What were some of the unanticipated consequences of the following innovations? Protestantism, Steam Engine, money, mass literacy and automobile
- Do you think there would have been an Industrial Revolution if the New World had not been discovered and conquered? Why, or why not?
- If people from the New World “discovered” Europe in the year 1900, after advanced agrarian societies had developed and spread throughout North and South America, do you think there would have been an Industrial Revolution? Why, or why not?
- What were some of the most important immediate, or short-run, consequences of industrialization? What were some of the most important long-run consequences?
Major Post: Your original post should be at least 150 substantive words. When answering the question(s), you should attempt to critically engage with the literature. This means going beyond a summary of what the textbook says about the topic. Rather, you should use that as a starting point for your own contribution.
Minor Posts: You must also respond to at least two (2) of your classmates’ posts in a substantive manner. Response posts should be at least 150 words each. It is not acceptable to repeat information from your original post in your response post to a classmate. Your response posts should propel the conversation started by your classmate forward. Posts consisting only of “I agree” or “Hello X, I enjoyed your post,” and so forth will receive no credit.
