What social trend manifests itself in the transition to a post-industrial society?

The answer to the question of what social trend manifests itself in the context of the transition, post-industrial society may not like. We have to accept the fact. The article will consider all the options and nuances of the problem.

general information

First, let's find out what social tendency manifests itself in conditions. The options are as follows:

1. The increase in the number of employees of enterprises that are involved in information technology.
2. Social apathy.

Each of these points can be considered, which is what we will do. Moreover, if the first refers exclusively to the economic life and employment of people, then the second is applicable to the whole society and its activities.

Economic transformation

If we consider a situation that was relevant several millennia ago, we can see that almost all of the population was employed in agriculture. All other segments of the population (or classes) made up a meager value of the total number of people. Over time, with the improvement of the means of processing, slowly but surely part of the peasantry passed into the status of artisans or townspeople. Over time, there was a turning point, and in the twentieth century a significant class of proletarians began to take shape. But the course of history made its own adjustments. And to improve the activities and cooperation of enterprises, a mass class of managers was created. But that was not the end. In the second half of the twentieth century, there was a widespread automation of work and the beginning of the information era. Computers, televisions, telephones, which even then represented rather miserable units in their capabilities, were appreciated. But to configure their work required specialists. As a result, there is an increase in the number of software engineers, system administrators, technicians, mechatronics, radio electronics, system technicians, and similar specialists. At the same time, the entertainment industry received rapid development. She, in turn, contributed to the widespread apathy. This social trend manifests itself in the transition to the information era. Both options are interconnected (although, purely theoretically, they do not have to both appear, the first is enough), therefore, the materials of the article will be considered together.

About the increase in the number of specialists

It is easy to predict that in the future, many now purely human professions will be transferred for execution to robots or other mechanisms. As an example, we can cite small statistics: for example, the number of employees of various companies in 2015 increased by slightly less than 5%. Whereas IT enterprises increased their staff by 8%. And if we take into account the peculiarities of calculating the arithmetic mean, then we can confidently say that the numbers were pretty well raised precisely thanks to information technology. But that is not all. Let's look at the relatively calm years of the recent past: 2012th and 2013th. Then the staff was expanded by 19 and 24 percent, respectively! And speaking of what kind of social tendency manifests itself in the conditions of transition to a post-industrial society, it can be accurately noted that a person works less with his hands, and more with his brain. We will not question the usefulness of ordinary labor, even its role in maintaining discipline and professional skills, but we can confidently say that the future is already predetermined.

Specificity

The importance of the IT sector is indicated by the speed of their expansion and increase in staff, which significantly exceeds the population growth even for the fastest growing countries. But it is necessary to note one thing. In the IT sector, the state of affairs is extremely popular, in which companies are external support objects for other enterprises. That is, they are engaged in the study of individual nodes and modules on orders. You can give an example: there is a large company Microsoft. Its name is known, if not everyone, then very many. But in order to fulfill its tasks, it very often resorts to the services of small and medium enterprises, entrusting them with the work of creating a specific product (or its module), and Microsoft itself is engaged only in its implementation on its behalf. This is the social tendency manifested in the transition from the industrial era to the information one. But this has its negative consequences, which will be given due attention.

Social apathy

What is she like? Apathy means the state of a person when he does not want to do anything. That is, from time to time he eats, goes to the toilet - but he does not want to work, research, or have fun. Moreover, social apathy can be expressed in a deviation from public life, ignoring the political situation, and so on. Of course, this condition should not be confused with a human character. Many people are introverts by nature, that is, they prefer to spend time separately from society. But even they can be interested in something. Whereas apathy is characterized precisely by the fact that a person is completely indifferent to everything. By social is meant ignoring the events taking place in society. That is, a person may like to play games, and this is the only thing he will do. He does not care about the rest.

Relationship?

How is social apathy and the increase in the number of workers in the field of information technology? Let's pay attention to the most popular segment of interaction - games. On the one hand, the growth of workers involved in information technology allows us to significantly automate production processes, and people no longer have to spend their time in factories. But at the same time, many people lose the feeling of confidence in the future. In addition, through numerous information channels you can often hear about a good life, see examples, and a person begins to want to get everything at once. But this, alas, does not happen. Therefore, often there is depression and the feeling that the individual is a loser. A kind of illusion that helps to endure adversities is virtual worlds, where everything happens much faster. In them, a person can relatively easily and without a direct threat to life be the arbiter of the fate of even the entire cosmos. But only within the framework of a separate virtual world. And when you meet reality, you feel a certain discomfort that you want to avoid. And a person gradually begins to switch to invented worlds. He is no longer interested in the future fate of pensions, his children (if any), what and how will be arranged in the future, does not want to influence him. There is social apathy.

Reasons for indifference

So, we have examined what social tendency manifests itself in our time. Now let's deal with the reasons. These may be:

1. Misunderstanding that to achieve a certain goal you need to work hard.
2. Confidence that everything is already divided in the world and it makes no sense to try to take its rightful place.
3. Self-doubt.
4. The desire to amuse oneself with illusion, and not meet with harsh reality.

What to do about it?

So, humanity, as we can see, has significant problems posed by opportunities. Alas, in order to respond to the challenges of the times, it is necessary to consciously confront negative factors. Let's look at such an example. There is a person who lives in a relatively small village. There are quite a few problems and opportunities that should be addressed. Regarding the first, it can be said that the roof should be repaired, because it is leaking, the fence that has been squinted, and so on, put in order. Instead, a person decides not to work, but to watch television. Thus, his problems will only get worse. Added to this is the lost opportunity. After all, living in a village, a person could engage in growing crops or raising animals, which in our conditions is very important, but does not do it. Instead, he took an apathetic stance in which he lives in his own illusory world and is not even going to get out of it. Moreover, most often individuals understand and are aware that life does not go the way they want. But they have no strength and desire to change the existing state of affairs. There is no single answer to what to do with this either. To solve this problem, we need the coordinated efforts of the state and the active part of society, which together will affect the rest of the population. At the same time, care should be taken to ensure that there are no half measures. That is, as an example, there is a focus on the formation of large families, but the mass media are praising those who do not have children.

Conclusion

So we examined what social trend manifests itself in the transition, not even one, but two. In fairness, it should be noted that these are not all the changes that are taking place in society (not only in the Russian Federation, but throughout the world). Only the most significant and tangible were considered. There are both positive and negative shifts. Which ones will be felt most strongly depends on our position and activity. If we ignore the current state of affairs, it means that negative trends will be stronger. We will find the answer - the result will depend on the quality of activities and the implementation of best practices.