Ecological Evolutionary Theory Part 2 I The Role of Technology in Society A The Characteristics of Human Societies Genetic Systems of Information 1 3 Human Universals 1 2 The Neurological System of Information 2 The Cultural System of Information The Biophysical Environment 3 The Sociocultural Environment Ideology Overview of Figure 4 2 II The Role of Technology in Social Change 1 The Phenotype has been divided into 4 components population ideology technology and social organization This is very close to Duncan s ecological complex with some exceptions 2 The environment is composed of two distinct environments the biophysical and the sociocultural 3 Technology holds a unique place in the model As shown it is the interface between the biophysical environment and the phenotype or social structure What this means is that technology plays a crucial role in how populations are able to adapt to their environments over time 4 The sociocultural environment is affected by the biophysical environment but it also has a direct effect on the biophysical environment at a later point in time Again this is akin to the same reasoning we discussed when talking about the ecological complex 5 If we look at the relationship between technology and the other components we see that technology has a direct effect on population social organization and ideology This is because technology is the interface between a population and the biophysical environment 4