Industrial societies are characterized by which feature?

• A. Mass production enabled by science and technology
• B. Abolition of scientific knowledge
• C. Return to barter economy
• D. Lack of family structure

Answer: (A)

Industrial societies are defined by mass production organized around machines and powered by scientific knowledge and technological innovations. The core idea is that production moves from individual handcraft and small workshops to large factories where standardized parts and efficient processes—driven by science and engineering—allow goods to be produced quickly and in large quantities. This shift also brings about new labor division, urban growth, and a modern economy grounded in industrial capitalism.

Abolishing scientific knowledge would undermine the very engine of industrial growth, so that option doesn’t fit. Returning to a barter economy would be moving away from the money-based, market-driven system that industrial society relies on. And a lack of family structure isn’t what defines industrial life; while social patterns can change, the characteristic feature is the scalable, machine-assisted production enabled by science and technology.