The social change wrought by the rapid communications technologies will be isolated in various cultural enterprises, so as to determine its impact upon social structures already in place. The defining elements of social change are to be described in situ as pertaining to the communications revolution, involving particularly computer usage. The concept of social change I'm proposing constitutes 5 criterion common in the Social-X series, but as applied to the phenomenon of social change in the realm of the increased rapidity of communications.
1. The promise. By means of installing communications networks for ever-increasing rapid conveyance of data, and by means of creating vehicles for transferring persons and machinery at break-neck speed, industry anticipates a marked change in how the way things have been done up to now.
2. An acceptance. Some agency of industry or government is designated to coordinate and facilitate the use of the new with its advanced methodologies with the in-place systems. Coordinating efforts begin.
3. The areas of development. As a result of the encorporation of the new technologies in communications, brand new cultural institutions appear and are wedded to aspects of the culture.
4. Provisions for its breakdown. What safeguards should the greater society put in place to protect itself should the new methodologies fail to take hold or prove detrimental in implementation? These are to be spelled out, if society is to function whether or not the promises of the new technology come to fruition.
5. A vision of things to come as a result of reliance upon the new methods (brought about by upgrades in technology). Everytime society ventures forth with new methods, a vision is provided of even greater change in the future!
There's the 5, let's run with them in societal areas, where social change through communications is in progress!
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