Post‐Industrial Society

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ID18927969
AuthorsMichael R Smith (0000-0001-7329-6031), Michael Smith (0000-0002-7649-353X, McGill University, corresponding author)
Year2015
Pages1-3
Publication date2015-10-26
Open AccessYes
TypeOTHER
VenueThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosp064.pub2
OpenAlexW4248329583
ISBN9781405165518
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited9

The concept of postindustrial society is part of a typology of social evolution. Agrarian societies were displaced by the Industrial Revolution and the social changes that accompanied it. By the early twentieth century the rich countries of Western Europe and North America had become “industrial societies.” Subsequent economic and social change undermined their core institutions. The social form that emerged has been labelled “postindustrialism.” The earlier writings on this subject focused primarily on the political consequences of the transitions. More recent work broadens the range of consequences of interest to include the character of employment, the fate of the welfare state, and the design of cities

Agrarian society · Agriculture · Economics · Economy · Industrial Revolution · Industrial society · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Post-industrial society · Social change · Sociology · Typology · Welfare state · Anthropology · History · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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