Hunting and gathering society


There are various categories of hunting and gathering society that may be examined.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience Sociology Social Structure and Change Social Types

There are various categories of hunting and gathering society that may be examined.

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This is not clearly subdivided yet. This may including nomadic, semisedentary, and sedentary societies as one categorization; it may also including Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, and modern societies as an other.


History Hunting and gathering societies have developed throughout history, although slowly. Most people in prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory had this type of society. In antiquity, more peoples increasingly shifted to other types through the 5th millennium BC, the 4th millennium BC, the 3rd millennium BC, and the early 1st millennium BC. This shift continued in classical and medieval times including early classical, late classical, early medieval, and late medival times, yet more shifted.	Links to other sites
Modern history Hunting and gathering societies were transformed or destroyed at an increasing rate, and few remained. The 16th century including the early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late mid 16th century, and late 16th century can be examined. The 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be examined. The 18th century including the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late mid 18th century, and late 18th century can be connected. The 19th century including the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century can be connected. The 20th century including the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late mid 20th century, and late 20th century can be examined. In the early 21st century there are connections to the early 2000s. The late 2000s including 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 can possibly be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011, and March 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011 and third quarter 2011 can be connected. Their future including the near future, middle future, and far future can be examined. Other sociology Peoples of the world Particular nations and major groups of peoples including Western Civilization, Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples will present examples. Nations such as Japan, Mexico, Philippines Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia, Turkey, Congo DR, Iran, Thailand France, UK, Italy, South Korea will be significant. In Western Civilization, they have been practically extinct for most of recorded history. There are some remaining in Russia. Anglic peoples such as those of the United States have few examples. Latin peoples such as those of Brazil can be connected. Asiatic peoples seem to have more examples in nations such as Bangladesh. South Asian peoples including those of Pakistan can be connected. India can be connected. Oriental peoples including China can be connected. Southeast Asian peoples such as those of Indonesia can be connected. African peoples including those of Nigeria can be connected. American Indian peoples have more examples. Brazil can be connected. North American Indian peoples such as those of the United States have been extinct or forcibly cettled. Middle American Indian peoples such as those of the United States can be considered. Communities are generally small and mobile, and are poorly represented in this list. Other Social structure and change Social change Particular changes and movements can be connected. The agricultural revolution can be connected. The Agrarian revolution including bronze age developments, early iron age developments, late iron age developments, and modernization can be connected. The industrial revolution including early industrial revolution and middle industrial revolution can be connected. The late industrial revolution, can be connected. 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. Other social types can be connected. Industrial societies can be connected. Agrarian societies can be connected. Horticultural societies can be connected. 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. Institutions The institutions are usually less developed than in other societies. Religion Religion is not always clearly differentiated from other aspects of society. Particular religions including Abrahamic religion, secularism, Asiatic religion, and pagan religion can be connected. Religious organization including highly structured, fragmented, and loosely structurred varieties can be connnected. Religious practice can be connected. Religious belief can be connected. Government including particular governments, government activity, government structure, and law is also not clearly differentiated from other aspects of society. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activities is not well developed and not clearly distinguished from other aspects of society. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research tends to be informal and not highly developed. Families seem to be the primary organizing principles of such societies. Particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected. Culture Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be connected. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology is limited. Anthropology Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected. Human ecology including effects of people on the environment, relations with other life, and effects of the environment on people can be connected. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins can be connected. Demography including population change, population size and structure, mortality, migration, and births can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be connected. Personal studies Biography is only weakly connected, because few peoples from these societies can be identified with certainty. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements can be connected. The human body including form and appearance, disease, life cycle, body functions, and body systems can be connected. Science Biology including biohistory, ecology, systematics, organism biology, cell biology, and molecular biology can be connected. Earth science including geohistory, physical geography, atmospheric science, hydrospheric science, and geology can be connected. Astronomy including galactic astronomy, stellar astronomy, and local astronomy can be connected. Chemistry including chemical systems, chemical change, and chemical substances can be connected. Physics including the structure of matter, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and mechanics can be connected.

History

Hunting and gathering societies have developed throughout history, although slowly. Most people in prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory had this type of society. In antiquity, more peoples increasingly shifted to other types through the 5th millennium BC, the 4th millennium BC, the 3rd millennium BC, and the early 1st millennium BC. This shift continued in classical and medieval times including early classical, late classical, early medieval, and late medival times, yet more shifted.

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Modern history

Hunting and gathering societies were transformed or destroyed at an increasing rate, and few remained. The 16th century including the early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late mid 16th century, and late 16th century can be examined. The 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be examined. The 18th century including the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late mid 18th century, and late 18th century can be connected. The 19th century including the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century can be connected. The 20th century including the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late mid 20th century, and late 20th century can be examined. In the early 21st century there are connections to the early 2000s. The late 2000s including 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 can possibly be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 can be connected. The first quarter 2011 can be connected. January 2011 including 2011 week 1, 2011 week 2, 2011 week 3, 2011 week 4, 2011 week 5, and 2011 week 6 can be connected. February 2011, and March 2011 can be connected. The second quarter 2011 and third quarter 2011 can be connected.

Their future including the near future, middle future, and far future can be examined.

Other sociology

Peoples of the world

Particular nations and major groups of peoples including Western Civilization, Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples will present examples.

Nations such as Japan, Mexico, Philippines Vietnam, Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia, Turkey, Congo DR, Iran, Thailand France, UK, Italy, South Korea will be significant.

In Western Civilization, they have been practically extinct for most of recorded history. There are some remaining in Russia. Anglic peoples such as those of the United States have few examples. Latin peoples such as those of Brazil can be connected.

Asiatic peoples seem to have more examples in nations such as Bangladesh. South Asian peoples including those of Pakistan can be connected. India can be connected. Oriental peoples including China can be connected. Southeast Asian peoples such as those of Indonesia can be connected.

African peoples including those of Nigeria can be connected.

American Indian peoples have more examples. Brazil can be connected. North American Indian peoples such as those of the United States have been extinct or forcibly cettled. Middle American Indian peoples such as those of the United States can be considered.

Communities are generally small and mobile, and are poorly represented in this list.

Other Social structure and change

Social change

Particular changes and movements can be connected. The agricultural revolution can be connected. The Agrarian revolution including bronze age developments, early iron age developments, late iron age developments, and modernization can be connected. The industrial revolution including early industrial revolution and middle industrial revolution can be connected. The late industrial revolution, can be connected.

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.

Other social types can be connected. Industrial societies can be connected. Agrarian societies can be connected. Horticultural societies can be connected.

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.

Institutions

The institutions are usually less developed than in other societies.

Religion

Religion is not always clearly differentiated from other aspects of society. Particular religions including Abrahamic religion, secularism, Asiatic religion, and pagan religion can be connected. Religious organization including highly structured, fragmented, and loosely structurred varieties can be connnected. Religious practice can be connected. Religious belief can be connected.

Government including particular governments, government activity, government structure, and law is also not clearly differentiated from other aspects of society. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activities is not well developed and not clearly distinguished from other aspects of society. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research tends to be informal and not highly developed. Families seem to be the primary organizing principles of such societies. Particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected.

Culture

Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be connected. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology is limited.

Anthropology

Particular groups can be connected. Human geography including European geography, Asian geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected. Human ecology including effects of people on the environment, relations with other life, and effects of the environment on people can be connected. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins can be connected. Demography including population change, population size and structure, mortality, migration, and births can be connected. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be connected.

Personal studies

Biography is only weakly connected, because few peoples from these societies can be identified with certainty. Psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements can be connected. The human body including form and appearance, disease, life cycle, body functions, and body systems can be connected.

Science

Biology including biohistory, ecology, systematics, organism biology, cell biology, and molecular biology can be connected. Earth science including geohistory, physical geography, atmospheric science, hydrospheric science, and geology can be connected. Astronomy including galactic astronomy, stellar astronomy, and local astronomy can be connected. Chemistry including chemical systems, chemical change, and chemical substances can be connected. Physics including the structure of matter, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and mechanics can be connected.