The answer to the question of what social trend manifests itself in the conditions of 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
Initially, let's find out which social trend manifests itself in conditions. The options are as follows:
- The growth in the number of employees of enterprises that are involved in information technology.
- Social apathy.
Each of these points can be considered, which is what we will do. And, if the former refers exclusively to economic life and employment of people, then the second applies to the whole of society and its activities.
Economic transformations
If we consider the situation that was relevant several thousand years ago, it can be seen that almost all the population was engaged in agriculture. All other segments of the population (or classes) were a meager amount of the total number of people. With 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 corrections. And to improve the activities and cooperation of enterprises, a mass class of managers was created. But it was not over yet. In the second half of the twentieth century there was a general automation of work and the beginning of the information age. Computers, televisions, telephones, which even then were quite poor in their capabilities units, were appreciated. But to adjust their work required professionals. As a result, 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 also developed rapidly. She, in turn, contributed to the widespread spread of apathy. This social trend manifests itself in the conditions of transition to the information age. Both variants are interrelated (although theoretically they do not necessarily have to appear both, it is enough and the first one), therefore the materials of the article will be considered together.
Increasing the number of specialists
It is easy to foresee that in the future a lot of now purely human professions will be transferred for execution to robots or other mechanisms. As an example, we can cite small statistical data: for example, the number of employees of various companies in 2015 grew slightly less than 5%. While IT enterprises increased their staff by 8%. And if you take into account the characteristics of the calculation of the average arithmetic, then we can confidently say that the figures were fairly well-tied because of information technology. But that's not all. Let's look at the relatively calm years of the near past: 2012 and 2013. Then the staff of employees was expanded by 19 and 24 percent respectively! And speaking about what kind of social tendency manifests itself in the conditions of transition to a post-industrial society, one can accurately note that people are less and less working with their hands, and more - with brains. We will not question the usefulness of ordinary labor, at least 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 companies is indicated by the speed of their expansion and staff increase, which significantly exceed population growth even for the fastest growing countries. But it should be noted one thing. In the IT sector, the state of affairs in which companies are extraneous auxiliary facilities for other enterprises is extremely popular. That is, they are engaged in the development of individual units and modules for orders. You can give an example: there is a large company Microsoft. Its name is known if not to everyone, then very many. But to accomplish the tasks she often resorts to the services of small and medium-sized enterprises, entrusting them work on the creation of a certain product (or its module), and Microsoft itself is only engaged in its implementation on its own behalf. This is the social trend that manifests itself in the transition from the industrial era to the information age. But this has its negative consequences, which will be given due attention.
Social apathy
What is it? By apathy means the state of a person when he does not want to do anything. That is, he periodically eats, goes to the toilet - but does not want to work, explore, or entertain. At the same time, social apathy can be expressed in a deviation from public life, ignoring the political situation and so on. Of course, one should not confuse this state with the human character. Many people by their nature introverts, that is, prefer to spend time separately from society. But even they can be of some interest. While apathy is characterized precisely by the fact that a person is completely indifferent to everything. By social, it means 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.
Interconnection?
How is social apathy associated with an increase in the number of employees 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, which are involved in information technology, can significantly automate production processes, and people should no longer spend their time in factories and factories. But at the same time, many people lose a sense of confidence in the future. In addition, according to numerous information channels, you can often hear about a good life, see examples, and the person begins to want to get everything right away. But such, alas, does not happen. Therefore, often there is depression and a feeling that the individual is a loser. A kind of illusion that helps to endure adversity, become virtual worlds, where everything happens much faster. In them, a person can relatively easily and without a direct threat to life be the ruler of the fate of even the entire cosmos. But only within the framework of a separate virtual world. And when you meet with reality, you feel a certain discomfort, which you want to avoid. And people gradually begin to switch to invented worlds. He is no longer interested in the fate of future pensions, his children (if they exist at all), what and how will be arranged in the future, does not want to influence him. There comes a social apathy.
Causes of indifference
So, we were considered what social trend is manifested in our time. Now let's look at the reasons. These can be:
- Misunderstanding that you need to work hard to achieve a certain goal.
- Confidence that everything in the world is already divided and there is no sense in trying to take a worthy place.
- Insecurity in their abilities.
- The desire to enjoy the illusion, and not to meet with harsh reality.
What to do about it?
So, as we can see, humanity has significant problems, generated by opportunities. Alas, but in order to meet the challenges of the time, it is necessary to consciously resist the negative factors. Let's look at an example. There is a person who lives in a relatively small village. There are quite a few problems and opportunities that should be dealt with. Concerning the former, it can be said that the roof has to be repaired, because the fence that has squinted, proceeds, and so on. Instead, a person decides not to work, but to watch television. Thus, his problems will only worsen. To this still need to add and lost opportunities. After all, living in the village, a person could engage in growing crops or breeding animals, which in our conditions is very important, but does not do it. Instead, he took an apathetic position in which he lives in his own illusory world and is not even going to get out of it. In this case, most individuals understand and realize that life is not going the way you want. But they do not have the forces and the desire to change the current state of affairs. The only answer to what to do with this, too, no. To solve this problem, the concerted efforts of the state and the active part of society are needed, which together will influence the rest of the population. In doing so, 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 media is praising those who do not have children.
Conclusion
Here we also considered what social trend manifests itself under the conditions of transition, and not even one, but two. For the sake of justice, it should be noted that these are not all changes that occur in society (not only in Russia, but all over the world). Also, only the most significant and tangible were considered. There are positive developments, and negative ones. What will be felt most strongly depends on our position and activity. If we ignore the current state of affairs, then negative tendencies will be stronger. We will find the answer - the result will depend on the quality of the activity and the implementation of the developments.