Human Person in Society - Q4

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A large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done.

Society

the study of human social relationships and institutions.

Sociology

The lack of social contacts and having few people to interact with regularly.

Social Isolation

The human person exists to relate with others. Throughout a person's life, he or she experiences a variety of relationships that help shape him or her as a person.

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It is the backdrop by which we adopt the prevailing culture, identity, values, ideas, and knowledge of persons, groups, and communities around us.

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Our ______ shapes the way we work and play, and it makes a difference in how we view ourselves and others.

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It affects our values—what we consider right and wrong. This is how the _____ we live in influences our choices.

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How does society influence our development as a person?

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A relatively large groupings or people who share more or less common culture, with the feeling of belongingness,

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Association, togetherness, and a group life

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In ordinary political discourse, It refers to those facilities—whether material, cultural or institutional—that the members of a community provide to all members in order to fulfill a relational obligation they all have to care for certain interests that they have in common.

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Which of the following is not some examples of common good?

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Which of the following are some examples of common good?

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As a philosophical concept, what is the common good best understood as?

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The model [common good] takes for granted that citizens stand in a “political” or “civic” relationship with one another and that this relationship requires them to what?

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It is an important concept in political philosophy because it plays a central role in philosophical reflection about the public and private dimensions of social life.

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Which of the following is not an instance of common good

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It is descriptive theory about society and the relationship between rules and laws, and why society needs them.

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It is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live.

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According to him. The state of nature was therefore a state of war, which could be ended only if individuals agreed (in a social contract) to give their liberty into the hands of a sovereign, on the sole condition that their lives were safeguarded by sovereign power.

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For Him the authority of the sovereign is absolute, in the sense that no authority is above the sovereign, whose will is law.

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_____ (in the second of the Two Treatises of Government, 1690) differed from Hobbes insofar as he conceived of the state of nature not as a condition of complete license but rather as a state in which humans, though free, equal, and independent, are obliged under the law of nature to respect each other’s rights to life, liberty, and property.

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Individuals nevertheless agree to form a commonwealth (and thereby to leave the state of nature) in order to institute an impartial power capable of arbitrating disputes and redressing injuries. According to?

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Accordingly, ______ held that the obligation to obey civil government under the social contract was conditional upon the protection of the natural rights of each person, including the right to private property.

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_______ thus stated one of the fundamental principles of political liberalism: that there can be no subjection to power without consent—though once political society has been founded, citizens are obligated to accept the decisions of a majority of their number.

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Sovereigns who violated these terms could be justifiably overthrown.

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Such decisions are made on behalf of the majority by the legislature, though the ultimate power of choosing the legislature rests with the people; and even the powers of the legislature are not absolute, because the law of nature remains as a permanent standard and as a principle of protection against arbitrary authority.

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According to him, in Discours sur l’origine de l’inegalité (1755; Discourse on the Origin of Inequality), held that in the state of nature humans were solitary but also healthy, happy, good, and free.

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What _______ called “nascent societies” were formed when human began to live together as families and neighbours; that development, however, gave rise to negative and destructive passions such as jealousy and pride, which in turn fostered social inequality and human vice.

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According to Him, The introduction of private property marked a further step toward inequality, since it made law and government necessary as a means of protecting it.

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According to Rousseau, The introduction of private property marked a further step toward ______, since it made law and government necessary as a means of protecting it.

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He lamented the “fatal” concept of property and the “horrors” that resulted from the departure from a condition in which the earth belonged to no one.

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How many main types of society are there?

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Sociologists have classified the different types of societies into how many catergories?

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Human beings have created and lived in several types of societies throughout the history.

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Which of the following are Not the six categories of societies?

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Which of the following is within the six category of societies?

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The members survive primarily by hunting, trapping, fishing, and gathering edible plants. The majority of the members' time is spent looking for and gathering food.

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This type of society is nomadic, which means that they move constantly in order to find food and water?

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Although there is an equal division of labor among the members of ____________, there is a division of labor based on sex. Men are typically responsible for hunting, and women are typically gatherers.

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Members of these societies are mutually dependent upon each other.

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Emerged between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago in Latin America, Asia, and parts of the Middle East.

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These societies rely on the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and plants in order to survive.

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Which of these is an example of an earliest form of society?

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Which of these is an example of a developing form of society?

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These societies are often forced to relocate when the resources of the land are depleted or when the water supplies decrease.

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Also referred to as agrarian societies, These societies rely on the use of technology in order to cultivate crops in large areas, including wheat, rice, and corn.

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What society occurred due to technological advances leading to an increase in food supplies, an increase in population, and the development of trade centers.

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It began around 8,500 years ago. This period of technological changes is referred to as?

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Which is the correct chronological order? Agricultural societies developed roughly in this order:

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High volumes of food production allow people to build permanent homes in a single location.

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Towns develop, which eventually grows cities. Which type of society advocate for this?

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Job specialization increases as high-yield crops to allow people to focus on skills and crafts other than farming. Which category of society makes this possible?

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Fewer people are involved with food production, economies diversifies as a result with this category of which society?

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It is societies in which technologies of mass production are used to make vast amounts of goods in factories.

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The dominant mode of production and organizer of social life is based on mass production of vast amounts of goods in factories in this category of society.

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This means that a true ______ society not only features mass factory production but also has a particular social structure designed to support such operations.

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Which of the following is a type of an advanced form of society

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Such a society is typically organized hierarchically by class and features a rigid division of labor among workers and factory owners.

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A society marked by a transition from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy.

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It is a society that has a 'transition' that is also connected with subsequent societal restructuring.

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A transition from the production of goods to the production of services, with very few firms directly manufacturing any goods. Which society has this characteristic?

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The replacement of blue-collar manual laborers with technical and professional workers—such as computer engineers, doctors, and bankers—as the direct production of goods is moved elsewhere. Which society has this characteristic?

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The replacement of practical knowledge with theoretical knowledge. Which society has this characteristic?

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Greater attention being paid to the theoretical and ethical implications of new technologies, which helps society avoid some of the negative features of introducing new technologies, such as environmental accidents and massive widespread power outages. What society has this example/characteristic?

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The development of newer scientific disciplines—such as those that involve new forms of information technology, cybernetics, or artificial intelligence—to assess the theoretical and ethical implications of new technologies. Which advance society is capable of these developments?

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A stronger emphasis on the university and polytechnic institutes, which produce graduates who create and guide the new technologies crucial to which society?

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It is a relational bond of personal or environmental roles that are a part of a whole, larger community.

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It also includes a larger society that works together and functions as a connection between community, organizations and larger institutions.

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The main premise of a ________ is to fulfill the needs of the larger unit of society. Communities, schools, religious buildings, and businesses are all examples of the units of society.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of units of society under the social system theory?

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Which of the following is an example of a social system?

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______ are visible and have a specific goal as a characteristic.

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The system has to have strong communal interaction to be effective. Which system is this?

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Everyone in the system is dependent on each other. What is this system known as?

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Shared approach of communication with a vocabulary specific to their system is good for their social system.

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It doesn't need a shared approach of communication with a vocabulary specific to their social system.

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The individual people and institutions that combine to create a functioning society are known as a _____?

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These two ideals will vary greatly among groups, especially within any faith-based system.

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What will apply to all of the members since their faith heavily guides their social relationships and the influence they have amongst the larger community?

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The set of beliefs in a system will apply to all of the members. Why? - pick the best answer.

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It refers to the closely related feelings that are attained by members of the group.

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Those _______ are what the systems feel regarding worldly beliefs.

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Those _______ are wide-ranging and influential and are usually held by the majority of the group.

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They are are the core of what makes a society because it drives its actions to create solutions for the larger community.

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It is what the system wants to achieve or its objective.

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A purpose of high school would be to add trained, competent people to the workforce. which of the following best encompasses this example?

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It refer to the part that each person is obligated to play in their social system.

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As one person operates within their norm, what do they do? pick the best answer.

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the people within the social system set what is acceptable conduct and how that behavior should be governed. What is this based on?

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Each person has a specific part to play within the social system. These can be ascribed to people based on things such as their birth status or achieved based on their performance.

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Changes to roles usually only happen when a person is?

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Oftentimes, a person within the system may be asked to take on more roles; however, they rarely have to give up any part of their role.

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Oftentimes, a person within the system may be asked to take on more roles; they don't have to give up any part of their role.

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  • Every social system has a level of _____ within itself and the larger community. The _____ is given or it can be designated based on a specific office.

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The person who has this within the social system should have the capacity to delegate and/or rule and remove any tensions from inside and outside forces.

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It refers to operating within rewards or penalties that are handed down.

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Social systems can have rewards such as financial earnings and freedom privileges or penalties such as legal consequences. What is this an example of?

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(He contributed to the field of sociological theory, particularly through his development of a “general theory of action.”)

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He was a sociologist who laid out the general theory of social systems. His work includes naming and describing 4 types of social systems.

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  • With this system, individual achievement is discouraged, and roles are given by ascriptive features (mainly gender and birth order).

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Talcott Parsons detailed that people within this social system believe in very traditional roles and will engage in hard manual labor to facilitate the stability of their families.

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The Latin American culture is usually found within the social system.

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This system closely resembles a democratic society in that laws are made for the people by their designated representatives.

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Parsons points out that this system values personal accomplishments while encouraging industry and discourages domestic division.

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An example would be the American democratic society.

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For this system, laws are made but they are carried out by authoritarian forces.

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Jobs are given based on political beliefs or personal alignment to a certain ideology.

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Authority is not given based on equality or by the democratic process.

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Parsons also mentions that within this system, any minority nationalities may be seen as outcasts and deemed unworthy of high social status.

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Nazi Germany would fit into this social system.

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