Post-industrial society Essays

  • Post Industrial Society Essay

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    The advent of the Industrial revolution in Europe led to many structural changes in society. Sociology identifies the new society that came after the period of industrial revolution as the industrial society. The following essay will analyse the rise of a new Post-industrial society and how linked or delinked it is from the former industrial period. But first let us understand the structure of the industrial society. The Industrial society was characterised by mass production brought about by the

  • Is Canada a Post-Industrial Country?

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    The term post-industrialism refers to a transition from one form of society to another; the original society being an industrial society, mainly dominated by forms of specialized physical labour, and the latter being a service and knowledge dominated format. An industrial society has many unique and definitive characteristics that separate it from a post-industrial one. Some of these characteristics include the heavy use of machinery in large factories; the use of fossil fuels to power the machinery;

  • Tyler Durden Fight Club Essay

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    Over time, the United States has experienced dramatic social and cultural changes. As the culture of the United States has transformed, so have the members of the American society. Film, as with all other forms of cultural expression, oftentimes reflects and provides commentary on the society in which it is produced. David Fincher’s 1999 film Fight Club examines the effects of postmodernity on masculinity. To examine and explicate these effects, the film presents an unnamed narrator, an everyman

  • The Music Economy: Entering a Post-industrial Era

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    the music economy has entered a post-industrial state. I shall do this by first highlighting the the definition of post-industrialism and show how this affected musicians in the present day; and as a result how this has affected my personal and professional development within the music industry. I will highlight interesting factors such as the different interpretations of how we define an era, what place the creative industries have within a post-industrial society and areas of my own professional

  • Types of Societies

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    Types of Societies HUNTING AND GATHERING SOCIETIES are the simplest types of societies in which people rely on readily available vegetation and hunted game for subsistence. Only a few people can be supported in any given area in such subsistence societies. Hence they usually have no more than 40 members or so, must be nomadic, and have little or no division of labor. All societies began as hunting and gathering societies. These societies were still common until a few hundred years ago. Today only

  • Economic and Political Strategies of China versus Japan

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    economically strong countries during 1500 – 1800. The state was identified as family. It brought unity and integration. The political system was an expanded role of Confucianism. From 1500 – 1800, China was the most highly commercialized non-industrial society in the world. China had what is known as the perfected late imperial system. The two Dynasties that ruled China during this time period were Ming (1368 – 1644) and Ch’ing (1644 – 1911). They both had the same type of government, good familial

  • Henry and the Great Society HL Roush

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    nearly stick figures, the story itself is contrived. And yet ... and yet, the story is powerful, distressing, even heartbreaking because the historical trend it describes is powerful, distressing, even heartbreaking. Briefly, Henry and the Great Society is the story of Henry, a man living in a cultural cul-de-sac, pursuing a way of life that was perhaps a hundred years behind the times, and what happens to him when modern living suddenly becomes a possibility. A series of seemingly inconsequential

  • Historical Analysis of the Military Draft Policy

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    primarily upon conscription. The Selective Service Act of 1917 was adopted in large part because a civilian-led "preparedness" movement had persuaded many Americans that a selective national draft was the most equitable and efficient way for an industrial society to raise a wartime army. Woodrow Wilson overcame considerable opposition, particularly from agrarian isolationists in the South and West and ethnic and ideological opponents of the war in the North, to obtain the temporary wartime draft. (Berger

  • The Changing Face of Education

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    The Changing Face of Education America has shifted from an agricultural society to an industrial society, and is in the process of transcending into the computer age. Though the progression of technology has made life simpler for the average person in many respects, this convenience does have drawbacks. To illustrate, in the current informational age, much less manual labor is needed. Citizens having a quality education are essential in the workplace. In light of this, schools must make

  • Gender and Power Relations in Browning’s Porphria’s Lover and My Last Duchess

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    their own notions of gender dynamics. In the Victorian age, the idea of separate spheres was an integral part of society. Men’s roles involved participation in the marketplace of the industrial society. Women, on the other hand, were expected to remain in the domestic sphere. They were assigned subordinate, and often passive roles, whereas men played direct roles in an industrial society, therefore being active agents. William Greg’s review-essay “Prostitution” (1851) provides insight into societal

  • The Lady of Shallot

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    The Lady of Shallot "The Lady of Shallot," by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, acts as a voice for people struggling with materialism of the industrial age. Tennyson became famous for reflecting the "idealism of an industrious society that was nonetheless racked by deep doubts about its materialism" (The Longman Anthology Of British Literature p. 1908). The curse of the mysterious lady of the poem could be thought of  as the curse of the people subcombing to the dreaded materialism and giving up

  • Realism in British Soap Opera

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    term “socially extended” means that the events in the drama revolve around the lives of ordinary people and not kings or social leaders. Williams definition can be seen to relate to the working class and their experience of subordination in industrial society. These are three of the generic characteristics found in the British soap opera. Coronation Street is one of Britain’s most successful soap operas where all of these characteristics can be seen clearly. The contemporary setting can be seen

  • Feminist Reading of The Yellow Wallpaper

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    after the American social and economic shift commonly referred to as the "Industrial Revolution" had changed the very fabric of American society, increased attention was paid to the psychological disorders that apparently had steamed up out of the new smokestacks and skyscrapers in urban populations (Bauer, 131).  These disorders were presumed to have been born out of the exhaustion and "wear and tear" of industrial society (Bauer, 131-132).  An obvious effect of these new disorders was a slew of

  • Yanomamo and Dr. Chagnon

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    goes to each of the 12 “villages” every morning to pick the school children up and returns them the same way in the afternoon (Chagnon 258).” Introducing a school system to a hunter a gatherer society must have been extremely hard. By introducing this concept, the Yanomamo may experience a better organized society. This is amazing, before these changes children would only play the whole day. This is a great way to make the whole community understand that there are better ways to spend your time. Works

  • Industrial Revolution Essay

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    other sectors (Maddison 1). Some believe that India’s non-participation in the Industrial Revolution was due to British colonization. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, India had clout as a world leader in cotton textiles (Majumdar 62). The British plundering subsequently lead to the destruction of the textile industry, and eventually the economy. It is believed that much of the money necessary to the Industrial Revolution was obtained by the looting of India. After all, India had the three

  • Industrialization in India

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    civilisation society was divided in main four divisions on the basis of the individuals work. There was scholar, ruler, trader and worker and every civilisation has been developed with the help of these four classes. Tread was mainly based on agricultural product. Human being’s desire to modernize their life leads them to invent machine, and with the invention of machine the quest for Industrialization started. Industrialization, the word represents the zeal of development for society on a large spectrum

  • Concept of the Ideal Family Within the Volksgemeinschaft

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    Concept of the Ideal Family Within the Volksgemeinschaft Adolf Hitler and the Nazis esteemed Aryan women as heroes in Nazi Germany because of their ability to procreate. Women had no place in such an industrial society so they were encouraged to focus on their role as a dutiful wife and mother. They contributed to the Volksgemeinschaft by constructing the future generation and making more of the Aryan race. Thus, since all women were valued as the creators of the nation’s most important product—pure

  • Queen Anne Real Estate

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    VDB Estates is a locally and nationally recognized luxury real estate team serving the greater Seattle and Eastside areas. We are dedicated professionals led by industry expert Mark von der Burg, who boasts extensive market success spanning more than 28 years. Our team is highly skilled and qualified to help you navigate through Seattle’s highly competitive Queen Anne Real Estate. Of all the neighborhoods in Seattle, only two or perhaps three have this level of competition for homes. Selecting the

  • Farmer, Political Boss, and Immigrant

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    an unstoppable flood. These groups of people also represented the social stratification of the new society, which had just emerged from rapid industrialization. These three groups had large differences in many aspects such as power, amount of money, and influence in political events of the day. The political boss dominated local city governments and pretended to be Robin Hoods of industrial society, but in reality were just petty thieves, attempting to earn large sums of money. The men involved

  • The Contrasts Between Traditional, Pre-industrial and Industrial Societies in Work

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    The Contrasts Between Traditional, Pre-industrial and Industrial Societies in Work "We cannot understand work apart from society and historical change." This purpose of this essay is to outline the stark contrasts between traditional, pre-industrial and industrial societies to work. It will show how work is inexorably interconnected with society and how historical change has led to our understanding of work today. In traditional societies, such as those of the pre-colonial, Australian