Sociology of Government

Peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can be applied to the examination of government.

   

Sociology

Sociology can be applied to particular governments, government activities, government structure, and law.

Peoples of the world

Peoples give one basis of organization of government and political studies. Governments are closely associated with but not quite identical to nations, which are considered below under the peoples they belong to. [ Tunisia, Czech Republic, Guinea, Rwanda, Serbia, Chad, Hungary, Belarus, Somalia, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Sweden, Haiti, Burundi, Benin, Austria, Azerbaijan, Honduras, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Tajikistan, Israel, El Salvador, Hong Kong, Paraguay, Laos, Sierra Leone, Jordan, Libya, Papua, Togo, Nicaragua, Denmark, Slovakia, Kyrgystan, Finland, Turkmenistan, Eritrea, Norway, Georgia, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Central African Republic, Moldova, Costa Rica, New Zealand Ireland, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Puerto Rico, Congo, Albania, Lithuania, Uruguay Mauritania, Liberia, Oman, Panama, Mongolia, Armenia, Jamaica, Kuwait Latvia, Lesotho, Kosovo, and Namibia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Botswana, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Gabon, Estonia, and Mauritius]

Western Civilization

Belgium can be connected.

Anglic peoples have significantly influenced its development. British models of government beginning with the UK has been influential worldwide. Anglo-american peoples including the United States, Canada, and British Caribbean peoples have based their governments on British, as have the Anglo-Australian peoples such as those of Australia. Cities such as New York City and Los Angeles may also be considered.

Latin peoples, including Portugal can be connected. Cities such as Mexico City and Sao Paulo are also significant. Italic peoples including those of Italy can be connected. French peoples including those of France can be connected. Hispanic peoples have also made contributions. Cuba has made some contributions. Spain can be considered. Hispanic Mexican American peoples including Mexico and Guatemala can be connected. Hispanic Colombian American peoples including Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador can be considered. Hispanic Peruvian American peoples including those of Peru and Chile can be connected. Hispanic Argentine American peoples including Argentina can be connected. Lusitanic peoples including those of Brazil can be connected.

Germanic peoples, including Germany in particular and the Netherlands are significant. Northeast European governments including those of Russia, Ukraine, and Poland are also prominent.

Balkan peoples including those of Romania and Greece can be connected to government. Scandinavian peoples have made contributions to government.

Asiatic peoples

Natio such as Cambodia can be connected. Cities such as Canton can be connected.

Middle eastern peoples including those of Syria have a long history. Cities such as Cairo can be connected. Levantine governments can be considered. Turkey provides important examples. Egypt provides important examples. Mesopotamian governments such as those of Iraq can be connected. Persian governments including those of Iran and Afghanistan can be connected. Arabian governments such as those of Saudi Arabia and Yemen can be considered. North African styles of government such as those in Morocco and Algeria can be considered.

South Asian govenments including those of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka may be useful to study. Cities such as Bombay and Delhi will also be significant.

Central Asian governments such as those of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan need to be taken into account in studies of govenment and politics.

Oriental governments including those of China with its city of Shanghai, Taiwan, Japan with its city of Tokyo, South Korea with its city of Seoul, and North Korea governments need to be taken into account. Cities such as Osaka may also be considered.

Southeast Asian government such as in Australia and cities such as Jakarta can also be examined. Peoples of Mainland Southeast Asia including Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, and Malaysia can be connected. Peoples of the Southeast Asian Archipelagoes including those of Indonesia and the Philippines can be considered.

African peoples

African governments including those of Zambia have not yet been well considered.

Eastern African governments including those of Uganda can be connected. Northern East African peoples including Ethiopia can be considered. Interior East African peoples including Sudan can be connected. Central East African peoples including Tanzania and Kenya can be considered in studies of government.

Western African peoples incuding those of Mali can be examined. Southern Coastal West African governments including those of Nigeria, Ghana , and Cote d'Ivoire can be connected. Western Coastal West African peoples including Senegal can be connected. Interior West African peoples such as those of Burkina Faso and Niger can be considered.

Southern African peoples including those of South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi, and Zimbabwe can be connected.

Central African peoples including those of Congo Cameroon, and Angola can be connected.

American Indian peoples

American Indian peoples have been subjugated by western-derived governments. Guatemala Cuba can be considered. Middle American Indian peoples including those of Mexico can be considered. Southwestern American Indian peoples such as those found in the Southwestern United States can be connected. South American Indian peoples as found in Ecuador can be considered. Amazonian peoples such as those of Brazil and Argentina can be considered. Andean peoples such as those of Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, and Chile can be connected. Cono/Southern American Indian peoples of Argentina and Chile can be connected. North American Indians as found in the United States and Canada can be connected. Eastern North American Indians, Western North American Indians, and Northern North American Indian peoples can be connected.

Communities

Particular communities are considered above under the nations they belong to. [Manila, Calcutta, Karachi, Jakarta, Cairo can be connected]

Social structure and change

Social change

Particular changes

The agricultural revolution influenced government. The agrarian revolution including Bronze age developments, early iron age developments, late iron age developments, and modernization has had a great influence on government. The Industrial revolution including the early industrial revolution, middle industrial revolution, and late industrial revolution is important.

Social change factors

Institutional change can be connected. Cultural change can be connected. Demographic change can be connected. Natural change can be connected.

Social change processes

Innovation can be connected. transmission can be connected. Adaptation can be connected. Extinction can be connected.

Social types

Industrial societies can be connected. Agrarian societies including bronze age societies, early iron age societes, late iron age societies, and early modern societies can be connected. Horticultural societies are usually a bit less complex. Hunting and gathering societies have comparatively simple systems of government.

Social structure

Community and regional structure can be connected. Class structure can be connected. Institutional structure can be connected. Cultural structure can be connected. Anthropological structure can be connected.


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