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Wave 1: Agricultural Age
The first wave began about 10,000 years ago as nomadic hunters and gatherers populated the planet. People lived in large families and began settling, domesticating animals, and herding cattle. Families had limited mobility and their income was tied to their land. With the development of tools the Agricultural Age began. -
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Wave 2: Idustrial Age
The second wave included what we call the Industiral Revolution. It was a time when people moved into large cities, standardized materials were created and mass production became a reality. Family split to work in factories and to provide for their families. -
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Wave 3: Information Age
The third wave ushered in a plethora of information.This was a time when people were expermenting with new technologies and accessing information, not all accurate. There is more information available then people are able to process so new technologies to organize information began to appear. Families became one and two working parent families working in the corporate world.