1st Edition

Theories of Industrial Society (RLE Social Theory)

By Richard Badham Copyright 1986
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

The concept of industrial society plays a dominant role in the social sciences. The ‘Great Divide’ between pre-industrial and industrial societies is commonly assumed to be the main bridge separating modern societies from the past, and distinguishing ‘developed’ from ‘undeveloped’ states in the present era. In history, economics, politics and sociology the concept of industrial society underlies... Read more

Part 1. Industrial Society: Theory and Research  1. Industrial Society: History 1  2. Industrial Society: History 2  3. Post-capitalist Society  4. Post-industrialist Society  Part 2. Industrial Society: Concept and Classification  5. Images of Society  6. The Industrial Complex  7. One-dimensional Production  8. Industry and Progress  Part 3. Technology and Society: New Perspectives  9. Technochoice, Power and Development  10. The Industrial Dilemma

Biography

Richard J. Badham