what is the definition of a preindustrial society?

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2006-11-06 05:00:47 · 4 answers · asked by candace 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology

It usually is used in the social sciences to mean a society that has not mechanized its agriculture. (Any other industry usually comes after that.)

2006-11-06 05:02:56 · answer #1 · answered by Cobalt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A preindustrial society is a society that is based soley on agriculture, and not technology.

2006-11-06 07:01:52 · answer #2 · answered by quatrapiller 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Before 1840...before the Industrial Revolution.

2006-11-06 05:03:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

One in which industrial actions have not been demonstrated or used.

2006-11-06 05:03:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋