societies
Organized human communities
Societies is the plural of society—groups of people living together under shared customs, institutions, and relationships.
The word often refers to distinct cultural or national groupings: ancient societies, Western societies, hunter-gatherer societies.
It also covers organized groups with common interests: honor societies, historical societies, secret societies.
Different societies have different norms about personal space.
Group with shared aim
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
- sororityWomen's collegiate social organization
syndicate · consortium · confederation · alliance · league · club · union · lodge
Residential area nearby
- villageSmall rural community
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- boroughAdministrative town or district
settlement · enclave · diaspora · populace · inhabitants · residents · locals · citizenship
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
values · folklore · ceremonies · norms · mores · taboos · myths · symbols
Ranked authority structure
- classGrouping by shared traits
- casteInherited social division
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- mobilityCapacity for movement
status · egalitarianism · patriarchy · matriarchy · feudalism · oligarchy · aristocracy · meritocracy
Venues for collective discourse
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- cyberspaceVirtual electronic network environment
- membersPeople in an organization
followers · moderators · influencers · algorithms · viral · connectivity · subreddits
association
Group with shared aim
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
sorority · syndicate · consortium · confederation · alliance · league · club · union · lodge · order
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
borough · settlement · enclave · diaspora · populace · inhabitants · residents · locals · citizenship · fellowship
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
beliefs · values · folklore · ceremonies · norms · mores · taboos · myths · symbols · cuisine
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- classGrouping by shared traits
- casteInherited social division
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
mobility · status · egalitarianism · patriarchy · matriarchy · feudalism · oligarchy · aristocracy · meritocracy · elitism
forums
Venues for collective discourse
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- cyberspaceVirtual electronic network environment
members · followers · moderators · influencers · algorithms · viral · connectivity · subreddits
- humanityhuman, human being, humans, people, mankind
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- anthropologyanthropology, fieldwork, ethnography, cultural anthropology, paleoanthropology
- sociologysocialization, stratification, norms, class, habitus
- Literary CirclesBloomsbury Group, Harlem Renaissance, Beat Generation, Lost Generation, salon
- student unionsstudent council, student government, representatives, reps, officers
societiesisolation
Complete separation from others
social isolation · individuals · hermits · loners · seclusion
societiesanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
chaos · lawlessness · disorder · anomie · social collapse
- secret societiesOrganizations operating in concealment
- historical societiesGroups preserving local heritage
- ancient societiesCultures from long-ago eras
- humane societiesOrganizations protecting animal welfare
- honor societiesGroups recognizing academic excellence
- building societiesMutual home-loan institutions
social, society, sociable, antisocial, socialize, socially, unsocial, sociability, societal