Quiz

Understanding Development: A Process of Social Change

• Development is a process of social change, not merely a set of policies and programs.

• The basic mechanism driving social change is increasing awareness leading to better organization.

• Development is governed by many factors that influence the results of developmental efforts.

• Society passes through well-defined stages in the course of its development.

• Development pace and scope varies according to the stage society is in.

• Economic development and human development need not mean the same thing.

• Four related but distinct terms and phenomena form successive steps in a graded series: survival, growth, development, and evolution.

• Development is a human process, in the sense that human beings, not material factors, drive development.

• The development of organizations may come through the formulation of new laws and regulations or new systems.

• Families play a major role in the propagation of new activities once they win the support of the society.

• Education is one of the most powerful means of propagating and sustaining new developments.

• Technological inventions have increased the human capacity to harness resources and boost productivity.The Three Stages of Society's Development: Physical, Vital, and Mental

• Technological innovation was spurred by general advances in the social organization of knowledge.

• Technological development depends on social organizations.

• Individual scientific inventions build on past accomplishments in an incremental manner.

• The concept of inherent limits to development arose mainly because past development was determined largely by availability of physical resources.

• Society's developmental journey is marked by three stages: physical, vital, and mental.

• The physical stage is characterized by the domination of the physical element of the human personality.

• The vital stage of society is infused with dynamism and change.

• The mental stage has three essential characteristics: practical, social, and political application of mind.

• The relative duration of these three stages and the speed of transition from one to another varies from one society to another.

• Natural development is distinct from development by government initiatives and planning.

• Planned development is largely unconscious.

• Success is assured only when the conditions and right principles are followed.