unit 4 Flashcards
society
people who interact in a defined territory and share a culture.
socio-cultural evolution
changes that occur as a society fains new technology
hunting and gathering
the use of simple tools to hunt animals and gather vegetation
horticulture
the use of hand tools to raise crops
pastoralism
the domerstication of animals
agriculture
large-scale cultivation using plows harnessed to animals or more powerful energy sources
inductialism
the production of goods using advanced sources of energy to drive large machinery
post-industialism
technology that supports an information-based economy.
social conflict (define it) and name two different sub organizations in it
social conflict is the struggle between segements of society over valued resources. this can subdivide into capitalists (who own and operate business for profit) and proletarians (sell their labour for wages)
social institutions
the major spheres of social life, or societal subsystems, organized to meet human needs.
false conciousness
explanations of social problems as the shortcomings of individuals rather than as the flaws of society
class conflict
conflict betwwen entire classes over the distribution of a society’s wealth and power
class conciousness
workes’ recognition of themselves as a class unified in opposition to capitalist and ultimately to capitalism itself
alienation
the experience of isolation and misery resulting from powerlessness
ideal type
an abstract statement of the essential characteristics of any social phenomenon
