Society


Society – self-perpetuating groups of people who occupy a given territory and interact with one another on the basis of a shared culture.

    Mechanical solidarity – cohesiveness based on common values and beliefs of members

    Organic solidarity - cohesiveness based on interdependency and interlocking of functionally differentiated social statuses

    Gemeinschaft – communal relations based on long-standing customs, kinship, friendship (traditional societies)

    Gesellschaft – association secondary group relations (industrial societies) life is more rational, efficient, alienating.

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