contemporary society

The current era

Contemporary society refers to the present-day world and its collective characteristics—its institutions, values, technologies, and ways of living.

The phrase appears frequently in academic and journalistic contexts when discussing current social conditions: Contemporary society faces unprecedented challenges from climate change.

It implies contrast with past eras and often carries undertones of critique or analysis.

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education · migration · fake news · cancel culture · activism · inclusivity · gender identity · healthcare · sustainability · climate crisis · equality · individualism · secularism · mental health · smartphones · automation · remote work · consumerism

Opposites
temporal period

contemporary societyancient civilization

Historical society now vanished

prehistoric society · antiquity · medieval society · classical antiquity · historical society

technological development

contemporary societyagrarian society

Culture organized around farming

Amish community

social organization complexity

contemporary societytribal society

Kinship-based communal organization

egalitarian society · village community · chiefdom

Family

contemporary, society, contemporaries, contemporaneous, contemporaneously, temporal, temporary, tempo, social

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G