Term used by Ferdinand Tonnies to describe contractual relationships of a voluntary nature of limited duration and quality, based on rational self-interest and formed for the explicit purpose of achieving a particular goal
The variety of things human beings have devised to meet their needs
The science or discipline that studies societies, social groups, and the relationships between people; coined by Auguste Comte
The basic organization of society; in prehistoric times, the kin, clan or sib; in modern times, particularly in the west, the bureaucracy