The Progress of Science and Technology and the Change of Beijing's Social Stratum Structure

Ever since the arrival of the industrialization society,the progress in technology has resulted in significant changes in social stratum structures and social stratification system.Accompanied by high-tech industrial development in Beijing,this city has undergone dramatic changes in social structure.On one hand,high-tech industrial development has led to an increase of productivity and a reduction of labor input,which results in a shrink of the percentage of people who work as labors and an expansion of the number of people whose intellectuals play a vital role in their work.On the other hand,high and new technology industrial development has exerted a deep influence on the mechanism of resource distribution in social structure and modified social stratification system.