Jean and Gerhard Lenski, in their theory of sociocultural evolution, describe five different types of societies, separated by their technologies. They are the hunting and gathering societies, the horticultural and pastoral societies, the agrarian societies, the industrial societies, and the post-industrial societies. Which of these societies would I prefer? I will argue that the post-industrial society is favorable to the other four societies. Compared to the post-industrial society, an individual in the hunting and gathering …
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…socially, economically, or politically equal as the hunter and gatherer or horticultural and pastoral societies are but it has been leveling-off since the industrial revolution. We are only at the beginning of the post-industrial era. Perhaps in the future, differences in equality can be further reduced by greater awareness promoted through technological advancements like the Internet and television medium. This may then effect political change toward a more just and, in my opinion, better society.