Question

The post-industrial society is designated as?
1. Modern Society 
2. Information Society 
3. Technology Society 
4. Agricultural Society

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Information Society 

The correct answer is Information Society.

• Post-Industrial Society
  • It is that stage of society's development in which the service sector generates more wealth as compared to the manufacturing sector of the economy.
  • This term was coined by Alain Touraine.
• Information Society
  • It is the society in which the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information have become the most significant economic and cultural activity.
  • The people who are able to contribute in this form in society are called either computer users or digital citizens.

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• Technology Society
  • It refers to the inter-dependence, co-dependence and, co-production of technology and society upon one another.
  • The simplest form of technology is the development snd use of basic tools.
• Agricultural Society
  • It is any society whose economy is based on producing and maintaining crops and farmland.
  • It is also defined by how much of a nation's total production is in agriculture.