Original hunting and gathering society
Identify the seven
basic elements of nonmaterial culture.
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Gestures, language,
norms, values, sanctions, mores, folkways
Gestures
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Movements of the body
to communicate with others; ways to convey messages without using words
Language
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Symbols that can be
combined in a number of ways for the purpose of communicating abstract thought
Language
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Symbols that can be
combined in a number of ways for the purpose of communicating abstract thought
Norms
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Expectations of what's
right and wrong
Sanctions
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The reactions people
receive for following or breaking norms
Folkways
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Norms that are not
strictly enforced
Mores
·
norms that are
strictly enforced
What are the five
social revolutions that occurred from the original hunting and gathering
society?
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Pastoral and
Horticultural, agricultural society, industrial, postindustrial, biotech
society
What are the effects
of Pastoral and Horticultural society
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Domestication of
plants and animals; the beginning of social inequality, greater divisions of
labor and establishment of permanent and semi-permanent communities
What are the effects
of Agricultural society?
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Invention of the plow;
"Dawn of Civilization," permitted people to devote time to careers
other than growing food and led to establishment of cities
What are the effects
of Industrial society?
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Invention of the steam
engine; inequality and separation of social classes increased
What
are the effects of Postindustrial society?
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Invention of the
microchip; emphasis shifted from manufacturing to information and technology
What are the effects
of Biotech society?
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Discoveries of the DNA
double helix and decoding of human genome system; economy centers on applying
and altering genetic structures to produce food, medicine, and materials
USA 
India