postindustrial society - what is it?We are often faced with this concept in everyday life.However, the definition of its often vague and indistinct.Try to understand what is characteristic of post-industrial society.What is it and what are its manifestations in various spheres of human
life.
Typology companies
Indeed, modern researchers have identified three stages of social development in the history of the people.
- agrarian society .It is represented mainly by peasants, of which consists almost entirely.It is characterized by work on the land, growing
garden and vegetable crops, natural (rather than commodity-money) relationships, poor technology development and manufacturing capabilities. - industrial stage .It arises as a result of the industrial revolution and the replacement of inefficient manual labor to machine.This fact greatly contributes to the development of much social and economic relations.
- Information Society .
characteristic of post-industrial society (or information)
transition to this stage is characterized by a constant increase of the proportion of the population that is employed in the service sector, education and science.In parallel, a reduction in the number of people employed in material production.This is achieved by an extremely high level of development of productive forces and technological advances, allowing a small number of people to provide food and material resources of the overwhelming majority of the population.For example, many of today's advanced countries the main areas of work activity look like this: the service sector accounts for often more than 60% of the working population;Agriculture employs only 5%;and in the industry - less than 35%.The modern post-industrial society in various ways manifests itself in different areas.Isolate its main manifestations.
The economy
- high level of use of information in different economic purposes.
- dominance of the service sector.
- Individualized consumption and production.
- Automation and robotics set of spheres of production and management.
- Compared with the industrial stage of a much more active development of energy-saving and environmentally friendly technologies.
postindustrial society - what is it in the political sphere?
- In such a society, usually developed civic consciousness.Dominated by right and law.
- it the character of political pluralism, which is expressed by a large number of political movements and parties are constantly looking for ways to consensus.
- presence of a strong civil society in which the rule of law and the right.
Social services
- There is a growth in the number of middle class.
- constantly growing differentiation and professionalization of the various fields of knowledge.
- growing degree of social mobility
And finally, in the spiritual sphere of post-industrial society - what is it?
- It is characterized by high role of science and education.
- for successful self requires continuous self
- develops an individualized type of consciousness.
