Society
We always hear the word society but what is society? To begin with Society means the social space or the social territory. Society describes human beings all together. Society is what binds us all together so that we can work towards a common goal. Society is something that have diversity of cultures and traditions. In technical term “A Society is a group of individuals involved in persistent interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.” Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions.
There are different type of societies. Societies also changes with time. But mainly there are three types of societies: Hunter-gatherer society, Agricultural society, and Industrial society. Hunter-Gatherer is the earliest form of society. Agricultural Society is the developed large scale society for agriculture. It includes large division of laborers with peasants are the largest class. Industrial society is the most developed form of human society. It includes mega population, advanced technology and detailed division of labours.
A society can also consist of like-minded people governed by their own norms and values within a dominant, larger society. There is a hole subject taht study Society : Sociology. Sociology, a social science that studies human societies, their interactions, and the processes that preserve and change them. It does this by examining the dynamics of constituent parts of societies such as institutions, communities, populations, and gender, racial, or age groups.
A society can enable its members to benefit in ways that would otherwise be difficult on an individual basis; both individual and social (common) benefits can thus be distinguished. Society gives people protection and comfort with each other. It helps in creating a better quality of life. Society enables people to come together and work on some common goal or purpose. Man lives in society for his mental and intellectual development.
Society is beneficial but it also have its own drawbacks. Society makes people needy, people want things even when they don’t need it. There is competition among people regarding things that doesn’t matter. People are ready to fulfill there wants at any cost without thinking about the environment and future. Society is judgmental. People judge each other without knowing about each others situations. Somethings about society are negative but can be changed if people want to change it.
In the end I just want to say that Society exists to serve individuals―not the other way around. Human life and society go together. We all could come together and change some negative aspects of society to make this world a better place to live in.
