UNDERSTANDING

CULTURE, SOCIETY AND

UNIT IV: SOCIETY POLITICS
MR. JOSEPH TOLENTINO –
MANOOK
SOCIETY
• Consists of
individuals who live
together in a specific
geographic area,
who interact more
with each other and
cooperate for the
attainment of
common goals.
DIFFERENT FORMS OF UCSP
SOCIETY
HUNTING AND
GATHERING
• is the earliest and simplest
form of society and is
generally recognized by its
small size, since it consists
mainly of families.
• They spend most of their
time searching for food,
thus, they are considered as
nomadic; no permanent
territory.
 PASTORAL
SOCIETY
• is characterized by the
domestication of animals
served as a source for food
supply.
• Compared to hunting and
gathering society, this form of
society has a larger population
and remains in one place.
• They also produce surplus
food and resources which
they trade with other societies
forming meaningful bonds.
 • engages in the small-scale cultivation of plants,
HORTICULTURAL
fruits, and vegetables and the domestication of
SOCIETY animals.
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
• involves in a large-scale and long-term cultivation of crops and domestication of animals.
• Characterized by improved technology and usage of tools to aid in farming which results in increased
production giving rise to a growing population in agricultural societies.
• Large population leads to a more structured social system that helps manage resources and its member.
 FEUDAL
SOCIETY
• is based on the ownership
of land. Its members are
organized based on status
which consists of higher
class/ruler (people who
own a land),
vassal/follower (granted a
right to manage a land),
and peasants (workers who
cultivate the land and tend
the animals in exchange of
military protection).
 INDUSTRIAL
SOCIETY
• is based on the use of
specialized machinery in the
production of goods and
services.
• The emergence of new
production and industrial
methods along with
innovations in transportation
and communication are
results from the advances of
science and technology in the
late 18th century.
POST-INDUSTRIAL
SOCIETY

• emerged by the
establishment of
societies based on
knowledge, information,
and the sale of services.
• Virtual society arises
where people organize
themselves through
communication
technology and Internet.