Throughout history, society has been changing for the better. Society has become more advanced in all aspects. Traditional and modern are two different terms used to classify ways of governing society. Even today, traditional societies exist where culture and religion are very important. Yet, societies that have been traditional across the world have managed to keep traditional values and become partially or entirely modern. Looking back in time, individuals have more freedom and rights now than before. Change is important because it encourages new opportunities and our mentality is different than individuals from before the Industrial revolution. Traditional and modern societies have many similarities and differences, and this paper will
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People want to buy luxury items and spend money, where as in the traditional society you only made your earnings for the only purpose of surviving. Another difference between modern and traditional societies is the concept of achievement and ambition. In traditional society, ambition is not valued or accepted due to the fact that it is seen as a threat to social order. (T. Colin, personal communication, October, 2015). Where as in modern society ambition is a key trait in being successful. Position in society is attained by achievements. For example, graduating from university and having a career is considered an achievement and brings happiness into a person’s life. Enjoyment in traditional society was disregarded. Traditional society weighed heavily on prestige. In modern society prestige is linked with an individual’s occupation, where as in traditional society it was connected to family status in society. Religion played a huge role in the traditional society. They believed that God is above everyone and they believed many of their principals came from God’s teachings. People of traditional society believed that debt is a sin and it was morally a weakness. On the contrast, in modern society debt was common and not to be worried about. Today, religion does play a role in society, but individuals have more freedom on their religious beliefs. Since modern society consists of many religions, not everyone follows the same …show more content…
Society of mass consumption is basically when buying goods is very popular and people are consuming a large amount of goods. According to Bell (1996), “what was once considered luxurious for the middle and lower class is now just an ordinary item”. Before the Industrial revolution individuals that weren’t wealthy couldn’t afford basic items that today is so inexpensive to buy. The industrial revolution is when the mass consumption began. According to Bell (1996), three social inventions: mass production on an assembly line, the development of marketing, and the spread of installment buying made the mass consumption possible. Companies hired more workers which created more production and made goods more affordable so more people could buy the goods. Installment buying is when you could purchase a good and pay it off in portions. This idea changed the way traditional society looked at debt, Bell states
People want to buy luxury items and spend money, where as in the traditional society you only made your earnings for the only purpose of surviving. Another difference between modern and traditional societies is the concept of achievement and ambition. In traditional society, ambition is not valued or accepted due to the fact that it is seen as a threat to social order. (T. Colin, personal communication, October, 2015). Where as in modern society ambition is a key trait in being successful. Position in society is attained by achievements. For example, graduating from university and having a career is considered an achievement and brings happiness into a person’s life. Enjoyment in traditional society was disregarded. Traditional society weighed heavily on prestige. In modern society prestige is linked with an individual’s occupation, where as in traditional society it was connected to family status in society. Religion played a huge role in the traditional society. They believed that God is above everyone and they believed many of their principals came from God’s teachings. People of traditional society believed that debt is a sin and it was morally a weakness. On the contrast, in modern society debt was common and not to be worried about. Today, religion does play a role in society, but individuals have more freedom on their religious beliefs. Since modern society consists of many religions, not everyone follows the same …show more content…
Society of mass consumption is basically when buying goods is very popular and people are consuming a large amount of goods. According to Bell (1996), “what was once considered luxurious for the middle and lower class is now just an ordinary item”. Before the Industrial revolution individuals that weren’t wealthy couldn’t afford basic items that today is so inexpensive to buy. The industrial revolution is when the mass consumption began. According to Bell (1996), three social inventions: mass production on an assembly line, the development of marketing, and the spread of installment buying made the mass consumption possible. Companies hired more workers which created more production and made goods more affordable so more people could buy the goods. Installment buying is when you could purchase a good and pay it off in portions. This idea changed the way traditional society looked at debt, Bell states