Lesson 2.1 Flashcards
Arcinas (2016)
society as group of people who share a common territory and culture
functional point of view
society is defined as a complex of groups in reciprocal relationships
structural point of view
society is the total social heritage of folkways
For survival
No man is an island. No man can live alone. From birth to death, man always depends upon his parents and from others.
Feeling of gregariousness
This is the desire of people to be with other people, esecially of their own culture.
Specialization
professionals organize themselves into societies or associations
Pre-class Societies
They are characterized
by communal ownership
of property and division
of labor.
Simple Societies
These were predominantly small, nomadic and leadership is unstable.
Food Gathering Societies
The people survived from day
today through hunting
larger animals,
Asiatic Societies
The people are economically
self-sufficient
Compound Societies
Two or more simple
societies merged to form
a new and bigger society.
Horticultural
Societies
The people planted seeds as a
means of production for
subsistence.
Ancient Societies
These are characterized by private land ownership
Doubly Compound
These are completely integrated,
more definite in political
Pastoral Societies
Most of the people are
nomadic who follow their
herds in quest of animals
for food and clothing
Feudal Societies
The aristocrats (feudal lords)
owned the wealth of the
country
Militant Societies
individual lives
and private possessions
are at the disposal of the
State
Agricultural
Societies
In the early agricultural societies,
people used plows than
hoe in food production.
Capitalists Societies
These societies existed in
societies where two classes
appeared.
Industrial Societies (evolutionary view)
people elect their representatives to
protect their individual
initiatives
Industrial Societies
This period is characterized by the use
of machines as means of
food production.
Democratic
Societies
These societies are characterized by free enterprise
Post-Industrial
Societies
These are characterized by: a spread of computer machines and existence of information
6.Post-Industrial Societies or Information Societies
These are characterized by the spread of computer technology