Agnes and Tony are discussing whether the United States is an industrial society or a post-industrial society. Tony says that the United States in an industrial society because of the prevalence of mass production and specialized labor. What could Agnes offer as evidence that the United States is post-industrial?
Answer
A
More students are going to trade or technical schools to learn service jobs, rather than factory work.
B
The majority of the food for the United States comes from intensive agricultural practices, not horticulture.
C
Domestically, material costs for things like steel, iron, or even salt are at all-time lows.
D
There is widespread support of capitalism as an economic system, rather than socialist or communist ideologies.