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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > comparative and historical theory > industrial society
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > approaches to organization theory > economic sociology > industrial society
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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > economic sociology > industrial society
social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > economic sociology > industrial society
social science subjects > sociology > social theory > macrosociological theories > industrial society

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industrial society  

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  • Industrial society refers to a society that has passed through an industrial revolution, with the large-scale organization of manufacturing and other sectors of the economy and high levels of division of labor and mechanization of processes having become commonplace. The products of manufacturing industry will be present in many spheres of consumption, from the infrastructures of energy and transport to manufactured appliances in the home and everyday life. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Industrial Society]

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