Humanities Studios: Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy

The second half of the 20th century is characterized by dramatic social transformations that have radically changed the face of human civilization. Trying to comprehend these large-scale changes, philosophers, historians, sociologists, economists have elaborated a number of original concepts that recreate the internal logic of social progress and determine its immediate prospects. In contrast to the formation concept, which became the background of economic basis, some researchers consider science and technology to be the basis of civilization. As a result of the development of this approach, a number of theories emerged. W. Rostow elaborated a linear-stages-of-growth model, which defines the development of human society as a sequence of stages through which all societies must pass. The concept of the industrial society was formulated by R. Aron. D. Bell was the first to describe the new society, the society of mutual services. In the absence of an adequate term, he called this society the post-industrial society, emphasizing its difference from the previous one. D. Bell demonstrates the dynamics of the transition from industrial to postindustrial society. A. Toffler elaborated the doctrine of the future civilization, which he named “the third wave”. This paper aims at investigating the concepts of industrial and postindustrial societies

industrial society, post-industrial society, W. Rostow, R. Aron, D. Bell, A. Toffler