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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A Society or a human society is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations such as social status, roles and social networks. Human societies are characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals sharing a distinctive culture and institutions. Without an article, the term refers either to the entirety of humanity or a contextually implicit subset. Used in the sense of an association, a society is a body of individuals outlined by the bounds of functional interdependence, possibly comprising characteristics such as national or cultural identity, social solidarity, language or hierarchical organization. Like other groupings, a society allows its members to achieve needs or wishes they could not fulfill alone. independent of, and utterly irreducible to, the qualities of constituent individuals; it may act to oppress. The urbanization and rationalization inherent in some, particularly Western capitalist, societies, has been associated with feelings of isolation and social "anomie". More broadly, a society is an economic, social or industrial infrastructure, made up of a varied collection of individuals. Members of a society may be from different ethnic groups. A society may be a particular ethnic group, such as the Saxons; a nation state, such as Bhutan; a broader cultural group, such as a Western society. The word society may also refer to an organized voluntary association of people for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes. A "society" may even, though more by means of metaphor, refer to a social organism such as an ant colony. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How do you analyze a Indigenous society as a social system? Q. How is the structure and functions build up in this kind of society? What should I look for? Because those indigenous societies are so different from the modern societies of today. My homework is to analyze this society, I just need to know how you analyze it! I don't ask for you guys to do it for me, just please give me some key words. Asked by Linda N - Sun May 3 08:49:46 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. First you need to understand the question. I think that may be where your problem is. Society: The totality of social relationships among humans. A group of humans broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture. The institutions and culture of a distinct self-perpetuating group. An organization or association of persons engaged in a common profession, activity, or interest: a folklore society; a society of bird watchers. The rich, privileged, and fashionable social class. The socially dominant members of a community. Companionship; company: enjoys the society of friends and family members. Biology A colony or community of organisms,… [cont.] Answered by Glo - Sun May 3 09:58:33 2009 How does society s responses to deviance restore and disrupt social order? Q. To what extent does society respond to deviances and how it restores and disrupts social order? Thanks! :) Asked by ~Stabbing the Drama~ - Wed Oct 22 19:57:02 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. depends on how you define deviance i guess :) are you defining it morally, religiously, or purely from a criminal justice perspective? depending on the definitions and the era in society you are concentrating on, one man's deviancy is another man's employment :) political implications may also depend on whether such 'deviancy' disrupts or restores social order - example, 'moral outrage'! hope this helps Answered by hi! iq - Wed Oct 22 21:15:52 2008 How close is the American society to the society written about in Fahrenheit 451?
Q. It seems to me that indoctrination is becoming more prevalent in our society. What are your thoughts? Even if you haven't read Farenheit 451, answer anyway. Asked by JryS - Sun Mar 29 16:23:05 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Out of the classic dystopias--Farenheit 451, Anthem, 1984, and Brave New World, I think America most resembles Brave New World although it incorporates aspects of all four books, especially Orwell's "doublespeak". Answered by Honestly, now - Sun Mar 29 16:28:36 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "society" Quotes about society. This theme article is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.Sourced
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