12 Questions
What is a key characteristic of Folk society?
Isolated with a strong sense of solidarity
Which type of society is described as being ideal and highly complex?
Urban society
What characterizes an Industrial society?
Highly mobile and secondary
Which society is based on agriculture and is considered simple and informal?
Rural society
What type of society is described as non-religious and highly unstable?
Folk society
Which behavior science deals with human relationships in the context of production and consumption?
Economics
What is the meaning of 'sociology' based on the information provided?
The study of social behavior and institutions
What is the basis of society that controls both biological and geographical factors?
Socio-cultural basis
Which type of society is described as experiencing little to no change from one generation to another, with no existing examples today?
Static society
What does the term 'society' refer to according to the information provided?
An organized group associated for religious purposes
What does 'socio' mean in Latin and what does 'logy' mean in Greek?
'Socio' means society and 'logy' means study
Which factor has a directing and limiting influence upon the nature of a society?
Geographical basis
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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