a) Which technologies have been pivotal in the development of the Information Age? To what extent did the Industrial Revolution create the foundation for modern technologies?
b) How have the technological changes of the Information Age transformed modern society?
c) How are living conditions in the twenty-first century different than conditions in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? (You may compare any of the following areas: the role of women, leisure and entertainment, social classes, education, family, legal rights, and/or job opportunities.)