Society is composed of groups of people who share common territory, interaction, and culture. Sociologists define society as a group of people living together in a particular place or time period who share many things in common. A society can be analyzed and understood as being made up of culture, functional individuals, and ethnicity. The document discusses different sociological perspectives on what constitutes a society and how technology and social evolution shape a society's cultural patterns over time.

1. UNDERSTANDING
CULTURE,
SOCIETY, AND
POLITICS
WEEK 3

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5. ❖ A GROUP OF PEOPLE
LIVING TOGETHER IN
A PARTICULAR
PLACE OR AT A
PARTICULAR TIME
AND HAVING MANY
THINGS IN COMMON
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Sociologist say
SOCIETY IS A GROUP OF
PEOPLE WITH COMMON
TERRITORY, INTERACTION
AND CULTURE
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7. WHAT DOES
SOCIETY
LOOK LIKE?
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8. SOCIETY LOOKS
LIKE AN OBJECT
ITSELF
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9. IF WE ANALYZE
SOCIETY, WE
DETERMINE AND
UNDERSTAND WHAT
IT IS MADE UP
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10. IT IS COMPOSED OF
CULTURE,
FUNCTIONAL
INDIVIDUALS AND
ETHNICITY
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❑ He believed that the history
of all existing society is the
history of class struggle (or
class conflict) or the conflict
between the entire classes
over the distribution of a
society’s wealth and power.

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❑ RATIONALIZATION OF SOCIETY
❑ BELIEVES IN PREDESTINATION
AND GOD’S FAVOR

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❑ He describes society as more
than individuals.
❑ Society has a life of its own
and is beyond our personal
experiences.

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❑ Society has the power to
guide our thoughts and
actions

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❑ He said that SOCIOCULTURAL
EVOLUTION is the change that
occurs as a society acquires
new technology.

21. ❖ TECHNOLOGY
SHAPES OTHER
CULTURAL
PATTERNS
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