caribbean studies society presentation

7/25/2019 Caribbean Studies Society Presentation

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CARIBBEANSTUDIESSociety


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DEFINITION OF

SOCIETY


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DEFINITION

OF SOCIETY

There are diferentunderstandings to the

term society amongsociologists andlaypersons


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DEFINITION OF SOCIETY CONTD

Sociological De!nition" # society is usually associated $ith anation state $here people e%ist $ithin a

geographical &oundary or are &ound &ythe same economic and politicalauthority' the term includes all therelationships that accompany this The

term is also used to descri&e a group o(people &ound &y a common purpose

)(or eg # geological society or asociological society*


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DEFINITION OF SOCIETY CONTD

+ayperson de!nitions" Society is a collection o( people

li,ing in the same geographicalarea o,er time Society is also used to descri&e

the li(estyles o( the $ealthy Society is a guide to &eha,iour


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CHARACTERISTICS

OF SOCIETY


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C-#.#CTE.ISTICS OF SOCIETY

# Society is the largest unit orgroup to $hich an indi,idual&elongs

Interdependence Society is a net$or/ o( socialrelationships

Society is a&stract &ecause socialrelationships can &e (elt andac/no$ledged0 &ut cannot &e seen


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C-#.#CTE.ISTICS OF SOCIETYCONTD

Society is dynamic ie it is al$ayschanging

It satis!es the means o( its

mem&ers It is a sel(1su2cient social system Society has its o$n culture

3opulation Characteristics determinethe general social patterns o( agroup o( people li,ing $ithin acertain geographical area


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C-#.#CTE.ISTICS OF SOCIETYCONTD

It (orms a social structure throughsocial institutions SocialInstitutions are organi4ed

relationships among people $hichtend to per(orm speci!c Inaction$ithin the society Eg School0

church0 go,ernment and (amilyEach institution0 has a directefect on the society in $hich it

e%ists


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TYPES OF SOCIETIES


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TY3ES OF SOCIETIES

-unting and gatheringsocieties

3astoral societies -orticultural societies

#gricultural societies Industrial societies 3ost1industrial societies


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HUN

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-5NTIN6 #ND 6#T-E.IN6 SOCIETIES

Hunting and gathering ocietieare theearliest (orm o( society The mem&ers sur,i,eprimarily &y hunting0 trapping0 !shing0 andgathering edi&le plants # ma8ority o( themem&ers9 time is spent loo/ing (or andgathering (ood # hunting and gatheringsociety has !,e characteristics"

: Family is the society9s primary institutionFamily determines the distri&ution o( (oodand ho$ to sociali4e children


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-5NTIN6 #ND 6#T-E.IN6SOCIETIES CONTD

;These societies are small 0 theygenerally ha,e less than -unting and gathering societies

are no!adic0 $hich means that theymo,e constantly in order to !nd (oodand $ater

? @em&ers o( hunting and gatheringsocieties are mutually dependentupon each other


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-5NTIN6 #ND 6#T-E.IN6SOCIETIES CONTD


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PAS

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3#STO.#+ SOCIETIES

3astoral societies &egan around:;0=== years ago These societiesrely on products o&tained through

the domestication and &reeding o(animals (or transportation and(ood 3astoral societies are

common in areas $here cropscannot &e supported0 (or e%amplein North #(rica 3astoral Societiesallo$ (or 8o& speciali4ation


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HORT

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-O.TIC5+T5.#+ SOCIETIES

These societies rely on theculti,ation o( (ruits0 ,egeta&les0and plants in order to sur,i,e

-orticultural societies are o(ten(orced to relocate $hen the

resources o( the land are depleted

or $hen the $ater suppliesdecrease


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AGRIC

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#6.IC5+T5.#+ SOCIETIES

#lso re(erred to as agrariansocieties0 agricultural societies relyon the use o( technology in order to

culti,ate crops in large areas0including $heat0 rice0 and corn Thetechnological ad,ances led to anincrease in (ood supplies0 an increasein population0 and the de,elopmento( trade centers This period o(technological changes is re(erred to

as the #gricultural .e,olution and


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IND

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IND5ST.I#+ SOCIETIES

#n industrial society is one thatuses ad,ances in technology todri,e a strong manu(acturing

industry that $ill support a largepopulation In most cases0 theo&8ecti,e o( an industrial economy

is the mass production o( goods0$hich is the (ast and e2cientmanu(acturing o( standardi4edproducts


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P

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3OST1IND5ST.I#+ SOCIETIES

A term used by social theorists to describe

the stage of economic development that

follows industrialization.# postindustrial

society is a social system in $hichmost economic acti,ity is concerned$ith pro,iding ser,ices &ased on/no$ledge more than $ith producing

goods 3eoples primary in,ol,ementis $ith other people rather than $ithra$ materials or machinerytechnology.

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