Introduction to Sociology: Key Concepts and Definitions

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What is a key characteristic of Folk society?

  • Complex and formal
  • Highly literate
  • Isolated with a strong sense of solidarity (correct)
  • Highly industrialized

Which type of society is described as being ideal and highly complex?

  • Urban society (correct)
  • Secular society
  • Primitive society
  • Rural society

What characterizes an Industrial society?

  • Highly mobile and secondary (correct)
  • Homogenous and stable
  • Informal and agriculture-based
  • Non-religious and unstable

Which society is based on agriculture and is considered simple and informal?

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What type of society is described as non-religious and highly unstable?

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Which behavior science deals with human relationships in the context of production and consumption?

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What is the meaning of 'sociology' based on the information provided?

<p>The study of social behavior and institutions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis of society that controls both biological and geographical factors?

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Which type of society is described as experiencing little to no change from one generation to another, with no existing examples today?

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What does the term 'society' refer to according to the information provided?

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What does 'socio' mean in Latin and what does 'logy' mean in Greek?

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Which factor has a directing and limiting influence upon the nature of a society?

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Types of Society

  • Folk society: small, isolated, non-literate with a strong sense of solidarity
  • Primitive society: non-literate society, e.g., 60 years ago
  • Urban society: complex, formal, and highly controlled society, e.g., City culture
  • Rural society: based on agriculture, simple, informal society, e.g., village
  • Industrial society: complex, formal, secondary, mobile, e.g., United States of America
  • Secular society: non-religious, highly unstable society, e.g., India
  • Sacred society: homogenous, stable, rigid, with an official religion, e.g., Madina, Makkah

Characteristics of a Society

  • Human group
  • Satisfy needs
  • Common interest
  • Dynamic
  • Interdependent
  • Roles and status
  • Self-sufficient
  • Longer period of time

Sociology and Other Behavior Sciences

  • Sociology: deals with the study of society
  • Economics: deals with human relationships in the context of production, consumption, and ownership of resources, goods, and services
  • Social psychology: deals with the psychology of human beings living in society
  • Anthropology: deals with the study of human beings and their behavior in society

Definition of Sociology

  • Derived from two words: Latin "socio" meaning society and Greek "logy" meaning study
  • The study of society
  • Scientific study of social behavior, including its origin, development, organization, and institutions

Definition of Society

  • An organized group of persons associated together for religious, behavioral, scientific, political, or other purposes

Basis of Society

  • Biological: people in a society are associated due to biological needs
  • Geographical: has a directing and limiting influence upon the nature of society
  • Socio-cultural: highly responsible for making up society, controls both biological and geographical factors

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