Chapter 4 Flashcards
Horticultural societies
Formed in areas where rainfall and other conditions allowed them to grow stable crops
Society
A group of people who live in a definable community
Information societies
Known as postindustrial or digital societies are a recent development
Collective conscience
Communal beliefs, morals, and attitudes of a society
Social integration
The strength of ties that people have to their social groups, was a key factor in social life
Mechanical solidarity
Social order based around an acceptance or economic and social differences
Anomie
Without law
False consciousness
Developed by Marx. A condition in which the beliefs, ideals, or ideology of a person are not in the persons own best interest.
Class consciousness
The awareness of ones rank in society
Organic solidarity is most likely to exist in which of the following types of societies?
Industrial
