Communities (outline) – while a society is a type of community, it can itself comprise smaller communities. Structure and agency Socialization Sense of community Communitarianism Social capital Community development Culture (outline) – Shared culture can create sub communities of people within a society due to their shared attitudes, values, goals and practices (ref: Woodward, K., (2004) Questioning Identity: gender, class, ethnicity, Milton Keynes, The Open University). Cultural heritage Economy (outline) Economic system Education (outline) Government Identity – Interaction with others within our society helps shape our identity , (along with our gender, class & cultural origins), and a shared society can promote a sense of shared identity (ref: Woodward, K., (2004) Questioning Identity: gender, class, ethnicity, Milton Keynes, The Open University). Infrastructure – see Infrastructure section, below Institutions – see Social institutions section, below Land Natural resources People Politics (outline) Social control Guilt society Shame society Social institution – see Social institutions section, below Social structure Social order Social stratification Technology and society (outline) Wealth 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. Family Family members – families are composed of: Offspring Daughter Son Parent Father Mother Grandparent Types of families Nuclear family Extended family Family related topics Home Human bonding Sociology of the family Government Marriage and the family Religion (outline) and religious institutions – see sociology of religion; civil religion Educational institutions – schools (preschool, primary/elementary, secondary, and post-secondary/higher – see Sociology of education) Research community – Academia and universities; research institutes – see sociology of science Medicine – hospitals and other health care institutions – see sociology of health and illness, medical sociology Psychiatric hospitals (history) Law (outline) and legal system – courts; judges; the legal profession (bar) – see jurisprudence, philosophy of law, sociology of law Law enforcement and society Criminal justice or penal systems – prisons – see sociology of punishment Military (outline) – (See also military sociology). Paramilitary Police forces Mass media – including the news media (television, newspapers) and the popular media – see media studies Industry – businesses, including corporations – see financial institution, factory, capitalism, division of labour, social class, industrial sociology Civil society or NGOs – Charitable organizations; advocacy groups; political parties; think tanks; virtual communities Forces of societal change Climate change, industry and society Connections – James Burke presented in this TV series his hypothesis that the entire gestalt of the modern world is the result of a web of interconnected events, each one consisting of a person or group acting for reasons of their own motivations (e.g., profit, curiosity, religious) with no concept of the final, modern result to which the actions of either them or their contemporaries would lead. The interplay of the results of these isolated events is what drives history and innovation. Conquest Cooperation Deviance Disaster Economic forces Economic growth Exploration Human migration – Migration can impact on our identity since it may be difficult to feel a sense of belonging in a new society. Human migration can also introduce new cultural values to a society , (ref: Held, D., (2004) A globalizing world? Culture, economics and politics, London Routeledge/The Open University)  Population change Population decline Population growth Revolution Social conflict Social disintegration Social movement Societal collapse Technological change Urbanization Trade War Outline of sociology Sociology – scientific study of society. This social science directs methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis upon human social activity, focusing on the influence of relationships and how they affect attitudes and behaviours. Sociologists conduct research to refine the theoretical understanding of social processes, or for application to social policy and welfare. Branches of sociology History of sociology Definition of Society from the OED . Lecture notes on "Defining Society" from East Carolina University. Cliff Notes on Types of Societies Industrial revolution Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution "The Day the World Took Off" Six part video series from the University of Cambridge tracing the question "Why did the Industrial Revolution begin when and where it did." BBC History Home Page: Industrial Revolution National Museum of Science and Industry website: machines and personalities Industrial Revolution and the Standard of Living by Clark Nardinelli - the debate over whether standards of living rose or fell.
Communities (outline) – while a society is a type of community, it can itself comprise smaller communities. Structure and agency Socialization Sense of community Communitarianism Social capital Community development Culture (outline) – Shared culture can create sub communities of people within a society due to their shared attitudes, values, goals and practices (ref: Woodward, K., (2004) Questioning Identity: gender, class, ethnicity, Milton Keynes, The Open University). Cultural heritage Economy (outline) Economic system Education (outline) Government Identity – Interaction with others within our society helps shape our identity (along with our gender, class & cultural origins), and a shared society can promote a sense of shared identity (ref: Woodward, K., (2004) Questioning Identity: gender, class, ethnicity, Milton Keynes, The Open University). Infrastructure – see Infrastructure section, below Institutions – see Social institutions section, below Land Natural resources People Politics (outline) Social control Guilt society Shame society Social institution – see Social institutions section, below Social structure Social order Social stratification Technology and society (outline) Wealth 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. Family Family members – families are composed of: Offspring Daughter Son Parent Father Mother Grandparent Types of families Nuclear family Extended family Family related topics Home Human bonding Sociology of the family Government Marriage and the family Religion (outline) and religious institutions – see sociology of religion; civil religion Educational institutions – schools (preschool, primary/elementary, secondary, and post-secondary/higher – see Sociology of education) Research community – Academia and universities; research institutes – see sociology of science Medicine – hospitals and other health care institutions – see sociology of health and illness, medical sociology Psychiatric hospitals (history) Law (outline) and legal system – courts; judges; the legal profession (bar) – see jurisprudence, philosophy of law, sociology of law Law enforcement and society Criminal justice or penal systems – prisons – see sociology of punishment Military (outline) – (See also military sociology). Paramilitary Police forces Mass media – including the news media (television, newspapers) and the popular media – see media studies Industry – businesses, including corporations – see financial institution, factory, capitalism, division of labour, social class, industrial sociology Civil society or NGOs – Charitable organizations; advocacy groups; political parties; think tanks; virtual communities Forces of societal change Climate change, industry and society Connections – James Burke presented in this TV series his hypothesis that the entire gestalt of the modern world is the result of a web of interconnected events, each one consisting of a person or group acting for reasons of their own motivations (e.g., profit, curiosity, religious) with no concept of the final, modern result to which the actions of either them or their contemporaries would lead. The interplay of the results of these isolated events is what drives history and innovation. Conquest Cooperation Deviance Disaster Economic forces Economic growth Exploration Human migration – Migration can impact on our identity since it may be difficult to feel a sense of belonging in a new society. Human migration can also introduce new cultural values to a society (ref: Held, D., (2004) A globalizing world? Culture, economics and politics, London Routeledge/The Open University) . Population change Population decline Population growth Revolution Social conflict Social disintegration Social movement Societal collapse Technological change Urbanization Trade War Outline of sociology Sociology – Scientific study of society. This social science directs methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis upon human social activity, focusing on the influence of relationships and how they affect attitudes and behaviours. Sociologists conduct research to refine the theoretical understanding of social processes, or for application to social policy and welfare. Branches of sociology History of sociology Definition of Society from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary . Lecture notes on "Defining Society" from East Carolina University. Cliff Notes on Types of Societies Industrial revolution Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution "The Day the World Took Off" Six part video series from the University of Cambridge tracing the question "Why did the Industrial Revolution begin when and where it did." BBC History Home Page: Industrial Revolution National Museum of Science and Industry website: machines and personalities Industrial Revolution and the Standard of Living by Clark Nardinelli - the debate over whether standards of living rose or fell.
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