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Harriet Mumeka
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Type of societies?

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1. Hunter-gatherer societies
2. Agricultural societies
3. Industrial societies
4. Post-industrial societies
5. Tribal societies
6. Feudal societies
7. Capitalist societies
8. Socialist societies
9. Communist societies
10. Democratic societies
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1. Pre-Industrial Societies

- Hunter-gatherer societies: Subsistence based on hunting and gathering, nomadic lifestyle.
- Pastoral societies: Subsistence based on herding animals, semi-nomadic lifestyle.
- Agricultural societies: Subsistence based on farming and agriculture, settled lifestyle.

2. Industrial Societies

- Industrialized societies: Focus on manufacturing and production, urbanization, technological advancements.
- Post-industrial societies: Shift from manufacturing to service industries, knowledge-based economy, high levels of education and technology.

3. Based on Political Organization

- Monarchy: Power concentrated in a single ruler, inherited or elected.
- Republic: Power vested in elected representatives of the people.
- Democracy: Power distributed among all citizens, elected government.
- Dictatorship: Power concentrated in a single individual or group, no democratic process.
- Communism: Power held by the state, collective ownership of property.

4. Based on Social Stratification

- Caste system: Rigid social hierarchy based on birth, no social mobility.
- Class system: Social hierarchy based on economic status and occupation, some social mobility.
- Stratified society: Inequality based on social, economic, or political status.
- Egalitarian society: Relatively little inequality between individuals or groups.

5. Based on Legal Systems

- Common law: Laws based on precedents set by judges.
- Civil law: Laws codified in written form.
- Theocratic law: Laws based on religious principles.
- Customary law: Laws based on unwritten traditions and practices.

6. Based on Economic Systems

- Capitalism: Private ownership of property, profit-driven economy.
- Socialism: State or collective ownership of property, central planning.
- Mixed economy: Combination of capitalist and socialist elements.
- Barter economy: Exchange of goods and services without money.
- Monetary economy: Use of money as a medium of exchange.

7. Based on Religious Beliefs

- Monotheistic society: Belief in one God.
- Polytheistic society: Belief in multiple gods.
- Atheistic society: No belief in any gods.
- Secular society: Separation of religion from government and public life.
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