Daniel Bell

Daniel Bell (born 10 May 1919) is a sociologist and professor emeritus at Harvard University. He is a scholar in residence of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the past, Bell taught sociology at Columbia University. He is also known for his contributions as an editor to The Public Interest Magazine, Fortune and The New Leader. Image File history File links Daniel Bell, Henry Ford II Professor Emeritus of the Social Sciences at Harvard University File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Daniel Bell, Henry Ford II Professor Emeritus of the Social Sciences at Harvard University File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an organization dedicated to scholarship and the advancement of learning, particularly in areas of political science. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... Founded in 1965, The Public Interest is a leading journal on politics and culture, aimed at a readership of journalists, scholars, and policy makers. ... The 2004 Fortune 500 issue The magazine Fortune was founded by Time Magazine co-founder Henry Luce in 1930 at the outset of the Great Depression. ... The New Leader is a political magazine begun in 1935 and published in New York by the American Labor Conference on International Affairs. ...

He is best known for his contributions to post-industrialism. His most influential books are The End of Ideology (1960), The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism (1976) and The Coming of Post-Industrial Society (1973). The End of Ideology has been influential in what was called endism. This is the idea that both history and ideology have been reduced to insignificance because Western democratic politics and capitalism have triumphed. At the time, Bell was attacked by politically left-wing critics. They claimed that Bell has lost touch with reality. They particularly pointed to the so-called Third World and argued that endism was just another guise for the status quo. A post-industrial society is a proposed name for an economy that has undergone a specific series of changes in structure after a process of industrialization. ... The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas in the Fifties is a book by Daniel Bell, first published in 1960. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The History of Video Games History Forums - History is Happening -Discuss all historical topics, as well as current events, in an academic setting. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by... For the Jamaican reggae band, see Third World (band). ...

In The Coming of Post-Industrial Society Bell outlined a new kind of society - the post-industrial society. He argued that post-industrialism would be information-led and service-oriented. Bell also argued that the post-industrial society would replace the industrial society as the dominant system. There are three components to a post-industrial society, according to Bell: A post-industrial society is a proposed name for an economy that has undergone a specific series of changes in structure after a process of industrialization. ... Information is a term with many meanings depending on context, but is as a rule closely related to such concepts as meaning, knowledge, instruction, communication, representation, and mental stimulus. ... In economics and marketing, a service is the non-material equivalent of a good. ...

• a shift from manufacturing to services
• the centrality of the new science-based industries
• the rise of new technical elites and the advent of a new principle of stratification

Since the publication of his book, many of the predictions have turned true. He rightly predicted mass consumption, but failed to foresee the social cost, such as loss of job security or mass unemployment. His work is nevertheless highly regarded.

See also

• Alvin Toffler
• Future Shock
• modernism
• social evolutionism
• technological singularity