alleryStart learning →Which change marks the shift from an industrial society to an information society?
AServices give way to goods
BFarming gives way to herding
CGoods give way to services
DHerding gives way to farming
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Goods give way to services
1. Industrial societies are rooted in the production of material goods.
2. Information societies are based on producing information and services instead.
3. Digital technology plays the part the steam engine played in the industrial era.
4. Power now lies with those who store and distribute information.
5. Members are more likely to sell services, as programmers or consultants, than to make goods.
6. Social classes divide by access to education, since technical skills are the entry ticket.
7. The farming and herding options describe moves inside the preindustrial era, far earlier than this shift.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Culture", Ch 4 "Society and Social Interaction" and Ch 5 "Socialization", section 4.1 Types of Societies_
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