Sociology / Unit 4 Soc 0450 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Postindustrial Societies
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The idea
Postindustrial societies center on information, services, and knowledge work rather than on manufacturing goods.
In practice
The largest employers sell software, care, logistics, and finance rather than manufactured objects.
Where people slip
Manufacturing does not vanish from the economy; it relocates, and it employs far fewer people per unit made.
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