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Importance of a Society

People and society are interrelated to each other. People in a society develops 'We
feeling' to accomplish every activity with mutual cooperation and harmony. There is
no existence of a society without constituent members. They remain organized and
possess the sense of We and Ours. So, the members living in a society need to develop
good relationships among the members in a society. It develops unity, peace, harmony
and strong bond between the individuals and a society.

Characteristics of a Society

There are many features of a society. Some of the major features are given below:

A society is dynamic and progressive.
It has a fixed and common goal.
It is a network of cultured social relationship.
It has systematic plans, programmes and codes of conduct to make progress of
a society.
There is a feeling of ownership, unity, oneness, mutual interaction, security and
common need of an individual.
Every member of a society protects their rights and privileges in the society.
Every member is guided to bring socio-cultural and economic development in
the society.
There is reciprocal relation between an individual and a society.
Development of a Society

Development is a dynamic process. It refers to the positive and progressive change. If
something new is observed in quality and quantity of something or somebody then it is
called development. The positive change in the social activities, process and structure
is called the development of a society. Development of a society indicates entire change
including internal social structures, social relations, social organization, economy, etc.
In the development process every society passes from simple to complex, equality to
inequality, unity to diversity, uncivilized or uncultured to well civilized and cultured,
homogeneous to heterogeneous and primitive to modern.

Characteristics of Development of a Society
It is a universal process.
It is a process of group change rather than in an individual.
It is usual and planned.
It is the process of transformation.
The development process is not the same everywhere.

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