单词 | microsociety |
释义 | microsocietyn. A small, self-contained community governed by its own conventions, rules, etc. Also: a social grouping forming a subdivision of a wider society. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > other types of civilizations or cultures economy1535 patriarchy1868 by-world1872 Western world1894 overworld1895 open society1911 pao-chia1931 closed society1935 plural society1939 technopolis1946 shame culture1947 19841951 Hollerith1957 metaculture1959 underground1959 permissive society1960 caring society1966 technocomplex1968 microsociety1970 overground1971 Manhattanism1978 1970 T. Olchowy in Sociol. Abstr. 18 v. 841/1 (title) Crews of ocean-going ships as microsocieties—trend of changes. 1971 T. Alexander 2150 A.D. (1976) vi. 90 As we evolve to higher levels of awareness..we ultimately reach a point where we are once again emotionally, spiritually, and mentally androgynous. Your micro society, in its isolationist ignorance, would call this state of total ‘at-one-ness’ sick. 1987 P. Marsh et al. Rules of Disorder (BNC) 4 The possibility exists for attributions of meaning to be made to the deeds of members of the microsociety which bear little resemblance to the meanings attributed by the members themselves. 1997 J. Diamond Guns, Germs & Steel xv. 307 Each of these microsocieties alone was far too small to support chiefs and craft specialists, or to develop metallurgy and writing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1970 |
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