W16

• Society is a group of people living together in a definite territory, having a sense of belonging, mutually independent of each other, and following a particular way of life.
• Each member of the association agreed that certain parts of their rights and the natural rights (right for liberty, life, property) are waived or can be removed if they would transgress the written agreement or contract in it.
• Society is derived from the Latin word “societas” from socius, which means companion or associate.
• Society refers to all people, collectively regarded as constituting a community of related, interdependent individuals living in a definite place, following a certain mode of life.
• Human society is composed of men, women, and children.
• A group of people living together is considered to be a society if it has the following characteristics: it is a social system, it is relatively large, it socializes its members and those from without, it endures, produces, and sustains its members for generations, and it holds its members through a shared culture.
• No normal man lives alone for any extended period of time, as man is a social being.
• There are three stages in the development of self-concept and the development of self in society: Imitation Stage (below 3 years old), Play Stage (3-5 years old), and Game Stage (6 years old).
• A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
• Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent members.
• Society came from the Latin word societas, and socius, which means "comrade, friend, or ally" and is used to describe a strong bond between parties in a friendly manner called “civil.”
• Positivism, a philosophical position, came from the positif and French word positivisme, which means ‘impose on the mind by experience’, meaning it is based on NATURAL phenomena.
• Antipositivism is a theoretical stance of viewing subjectivity rather than objectivity is required to understand society.
• The purpose of establishing society is based on happiness or welfare in the context of morality, also known as Eudaimonia.
• Daimon or spirit can translate into a spirit in religion or a thinking scientist.
• The laws are formulated to establish a good life, such as in the Old Testament where God instructed that all fats, all animals with split hooves, and fishes without scales are prohibited to be consumed by Hebrews which we all find out nowadays that those mentioned by God in the bible are scientifically harmful in our body because of its high cholesterol composition leading to heart related-illness.
• The Philippines, during the 333-year colonization under strong Catholic Spain, are bound with high conservative moral practices.
• Prostitution, gambling, and other vices are not taboo in the Philippines due to its high conservative moral practices during the 333-year colonization under strong Catholic Spain.
• Just society is based on allowing individuals to live their lives as long as they did not infringe on the rights of others or invoking the “Common Good.” The “Good Life” principle is not always correct.
• The “Commonwealth” term began to be used pertaining to the government that prioritized the liberality of its people as long as it did not violate the rights of others.
• Social Contract is the purpose of establishing society based on contracts surrendering their freedom to the authority in exchange for social order.
• Homeowners Association is an example of a Social Contract where the people in the subdivision came together to create their own way of living without any interference from each other.
• Homeowners Association faced challenges such as Akyat Bahay Gang, massive pollution from the slums area, loitering of wandering men, and littering.
• Homeowners Association created the association to protect their subdivision against all of these odds.
• One of the association members is not in favor of the amount of collection.
• Homeowners Association ruled out expelling the member and facing the consequence.