BIOL 1001 : Exam 1 Review Pics CH1-4
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Social stratification: the ranking of people according to wealth, prestige and power. Inequality: the unequal distribution of scarce goods or resources among individuals or groups. Social differentiation: the difference or variation of people based on selected social characteristics such as class, gender, race, age. Hunting-and-gathering societies: small, often nomatic societies that have no agriculture and live on food that is found, about 50 people, poor, respect due to age, wisdom and skill and there is no authority. Horticultural societies: societies that grow food using very simple tools and irrigation systems, digging sticks and one location. Division of labor: a situation in which some people do certain specialized occupations. Agrarian societies: advanced farming practices with plows and animals, europe in the middle ages. Metallurgy: ability to do work with iron made weapons happen -> armies . Industrial societies: great division of labor, specialized work and a great concentration of wealth.
