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What is a key characteristic of Folk society?
What is a key characteristic of Folk society?
Which type of society is described as being ideal and highly complex?
Which type of society is described as being ideal and highly complex?
What characterizes an Industrial society?
What characterizes an Industrial society?
Which society is based on agriculture and is considered simple and informal?
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?
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?
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?
What is the meaning of 'sociology' based on the information provided?
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What is the basis of society that controls both biological and geographical factors?
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?
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?
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?
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?
Which factor has a directing and limiting influence upon the nature of a society?
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Study Notes
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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Learn about the basic concepts of sociology including the reasons for studying it, the definition of sociology, the concept of society, and its relation to other behavioral sciences. Explore the origins, development, and organization of social behavior through this quiz.
