Agricultural Societies Meguire Gross What is an Agricultural

Agricultural Societies Meguire Gross

What is an Agricultural Society? �Constructs social order upon the reliance of farming. �Also called Agrarian Society. �Settle in areas with a body of water. �Make their living from farming.

History �First developed in Southwest Asia �Took over hunter-gatherers �New technology made farming possible �Lead to cities and towns being formed

Products �Foods �Fibers �Raw materials � 1/3 of the worlds workers work in agriculture

Dawn of Civilization �The creation of this society led to the dawn of civilization with the creation of towns and cities and the expansion of music, poetry, and philosophy.

Gender Roles �On average women are: shorter, and weaker than men �Men were raised to be fighters, and fearless. �Men had the advantage of being able to hold larger weapons �As a result, the women's roles were not as large as the men’s. They would hunt small game and help the men

Why are they beneficial? �Agricultural societies were formed because new technologies made it possible. �Rotating crops �Metal tools �Fertilizer

In Our World Today �Much less common than they used to be. �Still exist in some rural parts of the country. �Some poorer countries still rely on agriculture to fuel their economy

Where Did They Go? �The industrial revolution took over the prevalence of agricultural societies. �Economy became based off of factories and farms became less common. �Still present in some parts of society

Where are they found today? �Unindustrialized Countries �Central American Countries �Urban areas

Institutionalization �Institutionalization is the act of implanting a convention or norm into society. �Agriculture became part of society in this way. �Became a norm for all.

Habitualization �“Any action that is repeated frequently becomes cast into a pattern, which can then be … performed again in the future in the same manner and with the same economical effort” (Berger and Luckmann 1966). �Society is a habit.

Aspect of Agricultural Societies �Social Classes �Social differences �Art and writing increased

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