wat ist it? :WE THE SOCIETY OR SOCIETY  ARE  WE?
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Hmmm... How about Society R Us\n\nBut you'd probably need a backwards R
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A society is a self-perpetuating grouping of individuals occupying a particular territory, which may have its own distinctive culture and institutions. The term is most commonly used to describe human societies, although it may be used to describe animal societies. The term may refer to a particular people, such as the Nuer, or to a nation state, such as Austria. In political science, the term is often used to mean the totality of human relationships, generally in contrast to the State, i.e., the apparatus of rule or government within a territory.\n\n    "I mean by it [State] that summation of privileges and dominating positions which are brought into being by extra-economic power... I mean by Society, the totality of concepts of all purely natural relations and institutions between man and man..." - Franz Oppenheimer, The State.[1]\n\nThe social sciences generally use the term society to mean a group of people that form a semi-closed social system, in which most interactions are with other individuals belonging to the group. More abstractly, a society is defined as a network of relationships between social entities. A society is also sometimes defined as an interdependent community, but the sociologist Tonnies sought to draw a contrast between society and community. An important feature of society is social structure, aspects of which include roles and social ranking.
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American society as that in the literature?  American society defined by the mass media, Hollywood, or your local community?\nAmerica is so vast and diverse, it is probably no longer accurate to define a single society anymore.  Whatever society you had in your mind, it is probably easier to for you to find a few good friends who you can trust and talk to and establish you own 'society'.
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American society contains a lot of little societies, Chinese society, Mexican society, Rich's society, Poor's society ... it's very hard to think or write about it !
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What about......organization of social acceptance in the society?? \nwww.osa-s.org\n\nOr what about organiztion of social acceptance in the community.\nwww.osa-c.org\n\nAnother possibility might be www.osa-foryou.org
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Community exists within society.
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This is just my opinion....\n\nI believe that our society is so focused on one's self.  It's hard to give yourself to a relationship the way that it is needed when people are focused so much on themselves.  We unfortunately have become very selfish human beings.  Once we begin to put other's feelings, wants, desires, etc. before our own...the lonlieness will fade.\n\nOur society is also very focused on material objects.  We need to put our focus back on what is really important.  Think about it...if something devastating would happen to you...would the material things be there for you...would you be able to comfort yourself?  I bet the answer is no.  Then why not invest yourself in people that will.
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By far we have become much more social... with respect to \n\nour interaction with others...  however the new \n\n"SOCIAL ARENA" the web has created for all of us just \n\nhappens to be in a very "ISOLATED" location.... \n\n"OUR HOME"...\n\nYES TO BOTH
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A society rises and falls by its support of the arts.  Never did a society in history rise without honoring and supporting the arts.  Likewise, never has a society fallen without first letting its interest in art and music wane.
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family is the basic unit of society. Unless this all-important building block is healthy and unified, society itself cannot be healthy and unified. Monogamous marriage stands at the foundation of family life.\nmarriage is "a fortress for well-being and salvation."
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Who are the 'we' you refer to?\n\n\nThis would be you and...who, exactly?
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Society can only inhibit our individuality or stunt it.\n\nIf we have society in mind, then we are not truly becoming ourselves. Group thinking leads to ignorance and conformity. Many people vote in an election without knowing how they feel about certain issues. They do this because they have no individuality and are following the prescriptions of a percieved "society".\nHitler and other dictators were able to rise to power by making everyone fearful of expressing their own ideas. Society and individuality are almost opposites. \n\nIndividuals can create a society but society cannot create an individual because as soon as someone becomes an individual they start to step out of the realm of "society".
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I believe people shape a society.  A family is the base of a good society.
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I believe that the media can both reflect society AND influence society. Most media is purposely for influencing society to buy products. But I also view some media as a fantasy of some people in our society rather than truly representing/reflecting society. Well, I hope that I gave you a bit to think about now. I hope it helps.
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Each society has their own value system. And to each of us it looks strange of the other society. That is where a very important word and belief comes in. It is called tolerence!
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It's very close.  I mean, by definition people in a society are not 'free'.  They all agree through social contracts and constructs to limit their behavior to the de facto 'rules'.  People can't be allowed to go running around doing just whatever they want.
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Society is based on established norms, which may or may not be based on fact, religion, faith, or superstition.  Science challenges our belief systems and makes people examine the workings of society.  Sometimes society wins out and science and technology is set back hundreds of years.  In the United States, with our relatively young culture, we have embraced technology to the point that our social lives are changing at a rapid pace, and norms are changing on a daily basis.