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Wosocu Flashcards

1
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Group of people sharing a common geographic territory and way of life

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Society

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2
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Shared beliefs, values, norms, behaviors

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Culture

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The earliest forms of human organisation relying on simple tools to hunt

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Hunting and Gathering Societies

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4
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Cultivating plants with hand tools and improving food production

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Horticultural

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5
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Domestication of animals in arid regions

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Pastoralism

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Emergence of large-scale farming with animal drawn ploughs, increased efficiency, and generated food surpluses

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Agrarian Society

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7
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Harnessing advanced fuels and machinery

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Industrial Societies

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Characterized by a shift from manufacturing to information and services

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Post industrial Society

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9
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Physical aspects of our daily lives

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Material form

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10
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Abstract humab creations influencing behaviour and more resistant to change

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Nonmaterial Form

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11
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Political entity with boreders to create social order

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Nation

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12
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Elements of a Culture

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Language
Gestures
Values
Beliefs
Norms

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3 types of norms

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Folkway(weak norms)
Mores(strong norms)
Laws(legalised norms)

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14
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Consists of symbols in order to communicate

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Language

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Another form of symbol in which people use their bodies

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Gestures

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16
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Make up essential parts of a culture providing directions on what is good and bad

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Values

17
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Tenets or convictions that people hold to be true

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Beliefs

18
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Unquestionable standards of what society considers as good and proper social behaviour

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Norms

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Concept introduced by C. Wright Mills, the ability to discern the intricate interplay between personal lives and larger societal forces

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Sociological Imagination

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An influential American sociologist and intellectual

Renowned for his critical perspective on society and substantial contributions to sociological Imagination

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C. Wright Mills

21
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Branches of Philosophy

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Metaphysics
Epistimology
Ethics

22
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3 main types of Calendars

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Lunar Calendar
Solar Calendar
Lunisolar Calendar

23
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Tracks time using the monthly cycles of the moons phases

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Lunar Calendar

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Based on a solar year, which is the time time it takes for earth to rotate around the sun

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Solar Calendar

25
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Individuals expresse their thoughts and experiences in symbolic forms

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Externalization

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Symbolic forms take on objective reality that can be shared with others

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Objectivation

27
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Individuala internalized the shared meanings, influencing their consiousness

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Internalization

28
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Functions of Poverty

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Menial Labor
Societal Scapegoating
Social Welfare Jobs
Poverty as a Political Tool
Poverty in maintaining social order

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