Introduction_to_Sociology

Introduction to Sociology 1. What are the four social revolutions' The evolution of society is divided into four social revolutions. From hunting and gathering societies, which are the most simple and nomadic, came the first social revolution, the domestication of animals and plants. The societies are called pastoral, which are based on pasturing animals and horticultural, which are based on the cultivation of plants using hand tools. Special divisions of human labor sprang from these societies. Food supplies became more dependable so not everyone had to work to produce food. A person could now make tools, jewelry, weapons, etc. for a living. Accumulation of material objects, animals and wealth was now possible. Most profoundly evidenced by these changes was social inequality, or the “haves” and the “have nots”. Wars developed over material goods. From the wars sprang slavery. People found it easier to just have captives do the manual or hard labor. Also, as wealth was handed down to the next generation, it began to be unevenly distributed in the hands of a very few. When the plow was invented it brought about the second social revolution. Agricultural societies became predominant. social, society, nations, groups, person, people, theory, revolution, means, class, called, deviance, power, production, work, life, group, example, became, world, three, others, family, stratification, role, out, one, make, first, explain, working, workers, toward, time