Wosocu Flashcards
Group of people sharing a common geographic territory and way of life
Society
Shared beliefs, values, norms, behaviors
Culture
The earliest forms of human organisation relying on simple tools to hunt
Hunting and Gathering Societies
Cultivating plants with hand tools and improving food production
Horticultural
Domestication of animals in arid regions
Pastoralism
Emergence of large-scale farming with animal drawn ploughs, increased efficiency, and generated food surpluses
Agrarian Society
Harnessing advanced fuels and machinery
Industrial Societies
Characterized by a shift from manufacturing to information and services
Post industrial Society
Physical aspects of our daily lives
Material form
Abstract humab creations influencing behaviour and more resistant to change
Nonmaterial Form
Political entity with boreders to create social order
Nation
Elements of a Culture
Language
Gestures
Values
Beliefs
Norms
3 types of norms
Folkway(weak norms)
Mores(strong norms)
Laws(legalised norms)
Consists of symbols in order to communicate
Language
Another form of symbol in which people use their bodies
Gestures
Make up essential parts of a culture providing directions on what is good and bad
Values
Tenets or convictions that people hold to be true
Beliefs
Unquestionable standards of what society considers as good and proper social behaviour
Norms
Concept introduced by C. Wright Mills, the ability to discern the intricate interplay between personal lives and larger societal forces
Sociological Imagination
An influential American sociologist and intellectual
Renowned for his critical perspective on society and substantial contributions to sociological Imagination
C. Wright Mills
Branches of Philosophy
Metaphysics
Epistimology
Ethics
3 main types of Calendars
Lunar Calendar
Solar Calendar
Lunisolar Calendar
Tracks time using the monthly cycles of the moons phases
Lunar Calendar
Based on a solar year, which is the time time it takes for earth to rotate around the sun
Solar Calendar
Individuals expresse their thoughts and experiences in symbolic forms
Externalization
Symbolic forms take on objective reality that can be shared with others
Objectivation
Individuala internalized the shared meanings, influencing their consiousness
Internalization
Functions of Poverty
Menial Labor
Societal Scapegoating
Social Welfare Jobs
Poverty as a Political Tool
Poverty in maintaining social order
