Sociocultural and Political Evolution: The Development of Societies from the Hunting and Gathering to the Agricultural, Industrial, and Post-Industrial stages.
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Gerhard Lenski
-American Sociologist
-"DRIVER OF INTERACTION"
-He stated that the human society undergoes transformation and evolution and, in the process, develops technical advancement called Sociocultural Evolution.
-"DRIVER OF INTERACTION"
-He stated that the human society undergoes transformation and evolution and, in the process, develops technical advancement called Sociocultural Evolution.
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Hunting and Gathering
-The oldest and basic way of economic subsistence.
-Making use of simple tools to hunt animals and gather vegetation for food.
-Depend on the family to do many things.
-Although women and men perform different tasks, most hunters and gatherers probably see the sexes as having about the same social importance.
-Making use of simple tools to hunt animals and gather vegetation for food.
-Depend on the family to do many things.
-Although women and men perform different tasks, most hunters and gatherers probably see the sexes as having about the same social importance.
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Horticultural and Pastoral Societies
-Large-scale cultivation using plows harnessed to animals or more powerful energy resources.
-Money as common standard to exchange, and the old barter system was abandoned.
-Extreme social inequality, typically more than in modern societies such as our own.
-Agriculture raises men to a position of social dominance.
-Religion reinforce the power of elites.
-Money as common standard to exchange, and the old barter system was abandoned.
-Extreme social inequality, typically more than in modern societies such as our own.
-Agriculture raises men to a position of social dominance.
-Religion reinforce the power of elites.
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Agriculture Societies and the Neolithic Revolution
-Human began to farm and domesticate animals.
-Animals domestication provided important contribution to the Neolithic people.
-The development of agriculture also led to an increase social inequality.
-Animals domestication provided important contribution to the Neolithic people.
-The development of agriculture also led to an increase social inequality.
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Beginning of Civilization
-Humans started farming
-Began to produce, discover, and develop land to grow food
-Began to produce, discover, and develop land to grow food
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Hand mill, axes, scrapes
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Early Civilization
Jericho, Catal Hyuk
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Industrial Societies
-The production of good using advanced sources of energy to drive large machinery.
-Water power and then steam boiler to operate mills and factories filled with large machines.
-Change was so rapid that it sparked the birth of sociology itself.
-Water power and then steam boiler to operate mills and factories filled with large machines.
-Change was so rapid that it sparked the birth of sociology itself.
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Post-Industrial Societies
-The production of information using computer technology.
-Less and less labor force.
-The heart of globalization.
-Less and less labor force.
-The heart of globalization.
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Characteristics
-Transfer of labor workforce from manufacturing to service.
-Education is the basis of social mobility.
-Human capital.
-Knowledge as source of invention and innovation
-Education is the basis of social mobility.
-Human capital.
-Knowledge as source of invention and innovation
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Four Major Civilizations
-Sumerian
-Indus Valley
-Shang
-Egyptian
-Indus Valley
-Shang
-Egyptian