SOC 1001 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Karl Marx, Black People, White People
SOC 1001
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
The evolution of society: 8/23 !
Society:!
-adaptive mechanisms !
-Wings, claws, camouflage for many animals!
-For humans its social groups !
-a group society has to be politically autonomous and its members engage in a broad range
of cooperative activities !
-Sometimes it can be unclear !
-Five basic components: differentiate a group of people !
-population !
-Genetic constants !
-All humans have the same basic needs !
-Generally, physiologically, we are the same !
-We seek pleasure and avoid pain !
-We can learn a lot !
-We use symbols and develop cultures !
-genetic variables
-Race !
-Sickling gene-malaria resistance !
-demographic variables !
-Size and density !
-Migration patterns !
-Age and sexual composition !
-Birth and death rates !
-Culture !
-A society’s symbol system and the information they convey !
-Symbol systems!
-Spoken, body, written language !
-information !
-Cultural information !
-Ideology !
-Material products
-Things produced or acquired through trade !
-Social organization
-The network of relationships among its members !
-Social institutions !
-Social positions, roles and statuses !
-Groups !
-Classes !
-Stratification !
-Inequality in a society !
-types of human societies !
-Hunting and gathering
-Human beginnings (15000 B.C.?) to 8000 B.C.!
-Humans were here the longest !
-Low levels of technology !
-Hand ax !
-Spear !
-Boats !
-Comb !
-Beer !
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-nomadic !
-Without farming !
-Followed food (plants or animals)!
-lifestyle contributed to the low level of technology !
-Low population density !
-Average size of society was 30 to 50 people !
-About 8.5 million people!
-limited division of labor and low levels of inequality !
-Men hunted !
-Women gathered !
-Most productive !
-everything was shared !
-No ownership of land !
-religion was Animism !
-Spirits inhabit everything !
-Shaman was often most powerful !
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-Horticultural (simple & advanced) !
-8000 to 3000 B.C.!
-One of the most important events in human history !
-Economic surplus !
-High value placed on H&G lifestyle for the excitement and freedom !
-old assumptions!
-Human intelligence and unfulfilled needs made humans innovative new forms of
technology !
-We chose to change !
-new assumptions !
-Environmental changes, population growth, and growth in cultural and tech info!
-made us change !
-We had no choice !
-global warming: GOP says it doesn't exist !
-Climate changed habits of plants and animals !
-People had to either follow food or find new sources !
-Crops were viewed as a third food choice !
-They were a storable and reliable source of food !
-we got really good at hunting !
-Food scarcity !
-As populations grew, resources became scarce !
-slash and burn cultivation !
-Helpful forest fire !
-Axes, hoes, and digging sticks !
-No plow !
-Small plots of land !
-Limited use !
-Low population density !
-Men cut the trees, women picked the beans!
-Women had the greatest contribution to subsistence !
-metallurgy !
-The difference between simple and advanced in horticultural societies !
-Long chain of events led to its innovation !
-Pretty rocks !
-Copper and bronze !
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Document Summary
A group society has to be politically autonomous and its members engage in a broad range of cooperative activities. Five basic components: di erentiate a group of people. All humans have the same basic needs. A society"s symbol system and the information they convey. The network of relationships among its members. Human beginnings (15000 b. c. ?) to 8000 b. c. Lifestyle contributed to the low level of technology. Average size of society was 30 to 50 people. Limited division of labor and low levels of inequality. One of the most important events in human history. High value placed on h&g lifestyle for the excitement and freedom. Human intelligence and unful lled needs made humans innovative new forms of. Environmental changes, population growth, and growth in cultural and tech info. Global warming: gop says it doesn"t exist. Climate changed habits of plants and animals. People had to either follow food or nd new sources. Crops were viewed as a third food choice.
