Which theory argues that societies progressed through various stages, from pre-industrial to industrial to postindustrial societies?

The correct answer is the evolutionary theory of social change. It is because pre-industrial society is being defined as the era or time where people live without mechanization where as industrial societies starts to develop with the use of tools and machines by which is a source of power that has been introduced during the industrial revolution and the post industrial society comes in as it is referred to as the society that focuses more on manufacturing goods and services with the use of machineries,

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