Question

define society and discuss its characteristics ?
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Answer 1

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 of members.

Answer 2

I. Definition of Society : Society is a web of social relationship. It is group of people who share a common culture, occupy a particular territorial area and feel themselves a unified and distinct entity.
II. Major Characteristics of Society : Despite the variations in our understanding of society, the fact remains that it is central concept in sociology.

Characterization of society can be provided in terms of certain traits.

Harry M. Johnson enlists the following characteristics : (i) Definite territory, (ii) Progency, (iii) Culture and, (iv) Independence

A brief description of each trait is given below :

1. Definite Territory : (a) A society is a territorial group. Some nomadic societies move about within a much larger territory than they occupy at any one time, but they regard the whole range as "their" country.