6: Sociocultural and Political Evolution Flashcards
It is the development of societies from hunting and gathering, to agricultural, industrial, then post-industrial stages
Sociocultural and Political Evolution
It happens when societies develop new forms of economic subsistence, acquired knowledge and apply new technology
Sociocultural Evolution
He is an American Sociologist who argued that human society undergoes transformation and evolution, and in the process develops technological advancements
Gerhard Lenski
Who quoted :”The more technology a society has, the faster it changes.”
Gerhard Lenski
It is described as the evolution involving acquired knowledge, customs, and traditions through time.
Sociocultural Evolution
The oldest and most basic way of economic subsistence
Hunting and Gathering Societies
The oldest and most basic way of economic subsistence
Hunting and Gathering Societies
They started the creation and use of tools for hunting, gathering, foraging, protection, etc.
Hunting and Gathering Societies
They came close to absolute social equality (equal tasks for men and women)
Hunting and Gathering Societies
They lived in 20-30 member that turned into 40-50 families due to the abundance of resources
Hunting and Gathering Societies
Basic unit of hunting and gathering
Family
They depended of family to do many things
Hunting and Gathering Societies
They had large scale cultivation of plants using plows harnessed to animals
Horticultural and Pastoral Societies
They used money as a common standard of exchange and had abandoned the old barter system
Horticultural and Pastoral Societies
Lived a semi-sedentary lifestyle as they tend to become less nomadic and settle more frequently due to plant cultivation
Horticultural and Pastoral Societies
They exhibited extreme social inequalities wherein agriculture raised men to social dominance whose powers were reinforced by religion
Horticultural and Pastoral Societies
They developed in dry regions of the world where planting is more difficult so they had to rely on animals as primary sources
Horticultural and Pastoral Societies
