EDUCATION UGC NET
ICT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mediated society
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Technology society
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Information society
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Non-agricultural society
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Information Society. It is that stage of society’s development in which the service sector generates more wealth as compared to the manufacturing sector of the economy. This term was coined by Alain Touraine.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alain Tourain called it the Post-industrial society, Peter Drucker called it The Knowledge Society, Manuel Castells called it The Network Society etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -In a post-industrial society, knowledge is the basis for invention and innovation. It creates added value, increases returns and saves capital.
Detailed explanation-4: -An information society is a society where the creation, distribution, use, integration and manipulation of information is a noteworthy economic, political and cultural activity. The term information society is used in academic discourse more narrowly than in common usage.