Time is socially constructed TIME Seems physical part of nature s rhythm sun setting rising moon changes seasons People measure time seconds minutes days Time s passage was an early form of knowledge Time became associated with priests and governments Julius Caesar month of July made calendar not sufficient Pope Gregory XIII Leap year calendar not sufficient Cultures chinese muslim mayan had an incredible understanding of time space Royal mail coach first organization that tried to be precise with time synchronized watches Railroads changed everything being on the same time mattered to avoid accidents railroad time established by railroads Time varies because of the sun time zones international time zones French Revolution metric system based on units of 10 decimal based calendar clocks with 10 hundred minute hours INERTIA Industrialization changed worker s time frontier young men seeking fortune social construction places open 24 hours
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