A Concurrent Approach To Sts

The Industrial Revolution has been considered as the new age in History due to the deep social, economical and political transformations that it has caused. On the one hand, the mechanization of the means of production replaced handcrafted labor, greatly increased the availability of goods, and enriched very much the capitalist businessman. On the other hand, it sprang up serious social and environmental problems, such as unemployment, rural exodus, and pollution, which demanded institutional, cultural and political transformations. Nowadays, we are the witnesses of a new revolution. The generalized use of computers and computerized systems have been changing again the means of production, and also, personal relations. Once more, the course of History has been modified, at this time by the so-called “information revolution”, which has been altering lifestyles, educational practices, production relations, etc. And, the main “engine” of these processes has been the discoveries in science that make possible the development of new technologies, which give support to a massive industrial production and promoting several transformations in social relations. But, this process brings new advances to science itself, generating a vicious circle. At the same time, as consequence, social, environmental, economical, and political problems have come along, bringing up crisis and instability to the social order.