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Types of economic sector There are four key industrial economic sectors:
1.the primary sector- largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming 2.the secondary sector- involving refining and manufacturing; 3.the tertiary sector - which deals with services (such as law and medicine and distribution of manufactured goods. 4.the quaternary sector- a relatively new type of knowledge industry focusing on technological research, development such as computer programming, and biochemistry. 5.A fifth sector- has been proposed encompassing
Introduction In the simplest sense an industrial
society is a social system whose mode of production focuses primarily on finished goods manufactured with the aid of machinery. The term 'industrial societies' originated from Saint Simon.
Features of Industrial society Industrial societies are in a continual state of
rapid change due to technological innovations. The high level of productivity in industrial societies further stimulates population growth where people start living in cities and urban areas. New medical technologies and improved living standards serve to extend life expectancy. The division of labor becomes complex with the availability of specialized jobs.
Social characteristics The statuses are achieved rather than
ascribed. The family and kinship as social institutions are relegated to the background. It becomes a unit of consumption. There is breakup of joint family system and nuclear family units become prominent. The influence of religion diminishes as people hold many different and competing values and beliefs.
Continued.. State assumes central power in the
industrial societies. However in most of the industrial societies there is steady reduction in social inequalities. Industrial societies have given rise to number of secondary groups such as corporations, political parties, business houses and government bureaucracies, cultural and literary associations. The primary groups tend to lose their importance and secondary groups come
1.the primary sector- largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming 2.the secondary sector- involving refining and manufacturing; 3.the tertiary sector - which deals with services (such as law and medicine and distribution of manufactured goods. 4.the quaternary sector- a relatively new type of knowledge industry focusing on technological research, development such as computer programming, and biochemistry. 5.A fifth sector- has been proposed encompassing
Introduction In the simplest sense an industrial
society is a social system whose mode of production focuses primarily on finished goods manufactured with the aid of machinery. The term 'industrial societies' originated from Saint Simon.
Features of Industrial society Industrial societies are in a continual state of
rapid change due to technological innovations. The high level of productivity in industrial societies further stimulates population growth where people start living in cities and urban areas. New medical technologies and improved living standards serve to extend life expectancy. The division of labor becomes complex with the availability of specialized jobs.
Social characteristics The statuses are achieved rather than
ascribed. The family and kinship as social institutions are relegated to the background. It becomes a unit of consumption. There is breakup of joint family system and nuclear family units become prominent. The influence of religion diminishes as people hold many different and competing values and beliefs.
Continued.. State assumes central power in the
industrial societies. However in most of the industrial societies there is steady reduction in social inequalities. Industrial societies have given rise to number of secondary groups such as corporations, political parties, business houses and government bureaucracies, cultural and literary associations. The primary groups tend to lose their importance and secondary groups come
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