1A - Society & Culture - What is Society, Types of Societies
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- What is a Society?
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A group of people with:
1. Common TERRITORY
2. INTERACTION
3. CULTURE - Define Territory as defined by Society.
- An area to call your own.
- Interaction
- Members of a society must come into to contact with each other.
- Culture
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Refers to language, cvalues, belieifs, behavior and material objectsthat constitutes peoples way of life.
It is the defining element of society. - Pluralistic society.
- Built of many groups.
- Assimilation
- When a group seeking to become part of a pluralistic society gives up thier original traditions in order to fit in.
- Multiculturalism
- Recognition of a groups original heritage, groups do not have to loose their inidividual markers.
- List 5 Types of society.
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1. Hunting and Gathering
2. Horticultural
3. Pastoral
4. Agricultural
5. Industrial
5. Post Industrial - Hunting & Gathering
- Survive by hunting game and gathering edible plants.
- Horticultural Societies
- This type of society uses hand tools to tend crops
- Pastoral Societies
- Rely on the domestication and breeding of animals for food.
- Agricultural Societies
- Tend crops with animals harnessed to a plow.
- Industrial Societies
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use of advanced sources of energy, rather than humans and animals, to run large machinary.
Steam engine was major development. - Post Induistrial Societies
- A society where economy is based on services, technology, not production.
- Mass Society
- Individual achievemnet is valued over kinship ties, people often feel isolated, higher personal income, great diversity among people.