Outline of society

For other uses, see Society (disambiguation).

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to society:

Society group of people sharing the same geographical or virtual territory and therefore subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Such people share a distinctive culture and institutions, which characterize the patterns of social relations between them. Large societies typically develop social stratification and dominance patterns among its subgroups. A given society may be described as the sum total of social relationships among its members. The branch of science that studies society is sociology.

What type of thing is a society?

A society can be described as all of the following:

Types of societies

In anthropology: by methods of subsistence

In sociology and political science

Aspects or features of societies

Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Social institutions

Social institution any persistent structure or mechanism of social order governing the behaviour of a set of individuals within a given community. The term "institution" is commonly applied to customs and behavior patterns important to a society, as well as to particular formal organizations of government and public services.

Societal change

Stages of sociocultural evolution

Sociocultural evolution below are listed some typical and some potential stages of progression in the evolution of cultures and societies:

Forces of societal change

History of society

Study of society: sociology

Main article: Outline of sociology

See also

Place these

Ethnic groups 

Social institutions  Organization
Social network  Communication Journalism Social capital

References

    External links

    Industrial revolution
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