Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Human societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent members. In the social sciences, a larger society often evinces stratification and/or dominance patterns in subgroups.
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Famous quotes containing the word society:
“Well I guess you can’t break out of prison and into society in the same week.”
—Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)
“The society based on production is only productive, not creative.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)