Quinary sector of the economy
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The quinary sector of the economy is defined by some to encompass health
, culture
, and research
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The main categories of industry today include the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. The quinary sector could be seen as a further division of the tertiary sector, which is a part of the economy that provides services. Contemporary society is understood by some sociologists like Daniel Bell to be post-industrial and to this degree the quinary sector could be understood as a key area in which work is desirable and sought after by many of the middle classes, who often require formal study and education to work in this sector. Additionally where work in the manufacturing sector may once have been highly respectable and desirable, the globalized world of today with the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs has devalued the primary sector's symbolic importance or power. Affluent nations like to be seen as those that undertake research and provide services, and to this degree manufacturing is relatively hidden from plain view and everyday consciousness of the middle classes. The quinary sector is therefore one of symbolic and intellectual power as well.
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
, culture
Culture industry
Culture industry is a term coined by critical theorists Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer , who argued in the chapter of their book Dialectic of Enlightenment, 'The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception' ; that popular culture is akin to a factory producing standardized cultural goods...
, and research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
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The main categories of industry today include the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. The quinary sector could be seen as a further division of the tertiary sector, which is a part of the economy that provides services. Contemporary society is understood by some sociologists like Daniel Bell to be post-industrial and to this degree the quinary sector could be understood as a key area in which work is desirable and sought after by many of the middle classes, who often require formal study and education to work in this sector. Additionally where work in the manufacturing sector may once have been highly respectable and desirable, the globalized world of today with the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs has devalued the primary sector's symbolic importance or power. Affluent nations like to be seen as those that undertake research and provide services, and to this degree manufacturing is relatively hidden from plain view and everyday consciousness of the middle classes. The quinary sector is therefore one of symbolic and intellectual power as well.