He says he's seen enough of societies going wrong to know that he's justified in feeling frightened of the future.
various & introduction by Deirdre Chapman A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990
They had talked unstoppably about Marx and Freud, Vietnam and America, Red Army Factions and alternative societies.
Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
Death ceremonies in traditional societies acted as a valuable vent for expressions of grief.
Stewart, Michael COMPULSION
All related terms of 'societies'
society
Society is people in general , thought of as a large organized group.
big society
the devolution of political power and social responsibility to local communities as opposed to centralized political power and state control
broken society
a perceived or apparent general decline in moral values
café society
people, esp intellectuals and artists who meet in cafés
choral society
an organization of amateur singers
civic society
an organization founded to promote the interests of a local community
civil society
the organizations within a society that work to promote the common good, usually taken to include state-run institutions , families, charities , and community groups
class society
a society in which class distinctions are influential
Dorcas society
a Christian charitable society for women with the aim of providing clothes for poor people
high society
You can use high society to refer to people who come from rich and important families.
honor society
a society that high-achieving students are invited to join
humane society
an organization for promotion of humane ideals , esp in dealing with animals
mass society
a society whose members are characterized by having segmentalized, impersonal relations , a high degree of physical and social mobility , a spectator relation to events, and a pronounced tendency to conform to external popular norms
mutual society
a financial organization, esp a building society , in which the policyholders share the profits and expenses and there are no shareholders
oral society
a society that has not developed literacy
polite company
You can refer to people who consider themselves to be socially superior and to set standards of behaviour for everyone else as polite society or polite company.
polite society
You can refer to people who consider themselves to be socially superior and to set standards of behaviour for everyone else as polite society or polite company.
secret society
a society or organization that conceals its rites , activities, etc, from those who are not members
social recession
a perceived or apparent general decline in moral values
affluent society
a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available
amenity society
a voluntary society established with the purpose of preserving historic art and architecture
benefit association
an association of people who pay regular dues or other sums in return for old-age pensions , sickness benefits , etc
benefit society
an organization which, by means of dues , secures for its members certain benefits , such as life insurance , hospitalization, etc.
building and loan association
(in the UK) a cooperative organization that accepts deposits of money from savers and uses them to make loans , secured by mortgages , to house buyers . Since 1986 they have been empowered to offer banking services
building society
In Britain , a building society is a business which will lend you money when you want to buy a house. You can also invest money in a building society, where it will earn interest . Compare → savings and loan association .
cashless society
a society in which purchases of goods or services are made by credit card or electronic funds transferral rather than with cash or checks
chartered society
a society that has an official charter
classless society
a society in which class distinctions are negligible or absent
consumer society
You can use consumer society to refer to a society where people think that spending money on goods and services is very important .
cooperative bank
(in the UK) a cooperative organization that accepts deposits of money from savers and uses them to make loans , secured by mortgages , to house buyers . Since 1986 they have been empowered to offer banking services
debating society
a club , e. g . at a school or university , which regularly holds debates
dramatic society
an amateur dramatics club
friendly society
A friendly society is an organization to which people regularly pay small amounts of money and which then gives them money when they retire or when they are ill .
learned society
an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline , as modern languages, psychology , or history
provident society
an association of people who pay regular dues or other sums in return for old-age pensions , sickness benefits , etc
repertory society
a group that supports amateur performances of plays by its members
throwaway society
→ the throwaway society
alternative society
a society or social group that espouses values different from those of the established social order
cooperative society
a commercial enterprise owned and managed by and for the benefit of customers or workers
preservation society
a society dedicated to the preservation of something, esp a building, environment , or animal
surveillance society
a society where surveillance technology is widely used to monitor people's everyday activities
co-operative society
In Britain, a co-operative society is a commercial organization with several shops in a particular district . Customers can join this organization and get a share of its profits .
Greek-letter society
any student fraternity or sorority in a US university or college , usually using Greek letters in their title
mutual aid society
A mutual aid society is an organization that provides benefits or other help to its members when they are affected by things such as death, sickness , disability , old age, or unemployment .