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Society:
A society is a grouping of individuals,
which is characterized by common interests and may have distinctive
culture and institutions. In a society, members can be from
a different ethnic group. A "Society" may refer
to a particular people, such as the Nuer, to a nation state,
such as Switzerland, or to a broader cultural group, such
as a Western society. Society can also refer to an organized
group of people associated together for religious, benevolent,
cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
The Latin word was derived from
the Greek socus locus, and implied a social contract between
members of the community. Implicit in the meaning of society
is that its members share some mutual concern or interest,
a common objective or common characteristics..
Some societies will bestow status
on an individual or group of people. |
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