Philo Flashcards
It is a group of people who live in a particular territory, are subject to a common system of political authority, and are aware of having a distinct identity from other groups (Giddens, et al., 2020).
►It is a system of interrelationships that connects individuals.
Society
► It is the process by which a society’s social structure changes as its culture and technology become more sophisticated.
SocioCultural Evolution
When more than one person desires and works to achieve the same good then it can be said that the ________ exists among them
Refers to social conditions which enable persons and groups to fulfill their goals and achieve well-being.
Common Good
FORMS OF SOCIETY
Hunting and Gathering Societies
Pastoral Societies
Horticultural Societies
Agricultural Societies
Industrial Societies
Post-Industrial Societies
Virtual Societies
►These are the earliest form of society.
► People survive by hunting, trapping, fishing, and gathering edible plants.
► People move constantly in search of food.
There is no specialization of labor.
Hunting and Gathering Societies
►They rely on products obtained through the domestication and breeding of animals for transportation and food.
Pastoral Societies
They rely on the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and plants in order to survive.
► Technology remains rather limited, people cultivate crops with the aid of digging sticks or hoes.
Horticultural Societies
►They rely on the use of technology in order to cultivate crops in large areas.
►The Agricultural Revolution led to an increase in food supplies, an increase in population, and the development of trade centers.
Agricultural Societies
►They depend on mechanization to produce goods and services.
______
► With the advent of the Industrial Revolution (1760-1830), no longer did an individual make an entire product. Instead, there were specialization of tasks and manufacturing of goods.
Industrial Societies
►McDonaldization: process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of society (Ritzer, 1993)
►Four guiding principles: efficiency, calculability, uniformity, and control through automation
Industrial Societies
► Ritzer thus argues that society as a whole is moving toward this highly standardized and regulated model.
►Thus, social life is becoming more homogeneous, more rigid, and less personal.
Industrial Societies
►The focus on the manufacture of goods has been replaced by an increase in service work-that is, work in which people are involved in providing services for one another.
Post-Industrial Societies
►These are communities of people sharing common interests, ideas, and feelings over the Internet or other collaborative networks.
►Examples: social networking, chat rooms and message boards, and virtual worlds.
Virtual Societies
+ Based on the ownership of land
+ Rulers grant their followers or vassals the right to manage parcels of land
+ Members of society are organized based on status
Feudal Society
In return these _____ fought for nobles & the king
Knights
______ worked the land for the nobles and knights who in turn offered them protection
Peasants
The _____ gave some land to professional soldiers
Nobles
