Concept information
Preferred term
complex societies
Definition
- Complex society refers to societies with states and social classes. Three kinds of complexity are involved: there are socially and culturally differentiated and unequal groups; social segments have specialized activities and roles; and these societies are geographically complex, with unequal exchange between specialized regions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Societies, Complex]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/complex_societies
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