Human Social System
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A Human Social System is a social system composed of humans.
- Context:
- It can (typically) establish Social Structure through human roles and social positions.
- It can (typically) maintain Social Order via cultural norms and human rules.
- It can (typically) facilitate Human Interaction through communication patterns.
- It can (typically) distribute Social Resources through established mechanisms.
- It can (often) experience Social Change (such as social evolution or social revolution).
- It can (often) follow Human Social System Patterns.
- It can (often) resolve Social Conflict via human mediation.
- It can (often) adapt Social Patterns to societal changes.
- It can (often) integrate New Members through human socialization.
- It can (often) maintain Social Boundarys via cultural criteria.
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- It can range from being a Small-scale Societal System (such as a human family or household) to being a Medium-scale Societal System (such as an organization) to being a Large-scale Societal System (such as a nation state).
- It can range from being a Healthy Societal System to being a Stable Societal System to being an Unstable Societal System to being a Failed Societal System.
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- It can range from being an Informal Human Group to being a Formal Human Organization, depending on its structure type.
- It can develop Human Institutions for societal functions.
- It can maintain Human Identity through group membership.
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- Example(s):
- an Economic System, such as capitalism.
- a Political System, such as democracy, theocracy, and monarchy.
- a Nuclear Family.
- an Organization, and organizational patterns.
- Government Institutions with bureaucratic structures.
- Cultural Communitys with shared heritages.
- Professional Networks with career connections.
- Educational Institutions with academic roles.
- Local Communitys with neighborhood bonds.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Animal Social Systems, such as Bonobo social systems.
- AI Social Systems.
- Ecosystem.
- Organism.
- Bot Networks, which simulate but do not constitute genuine human social relations.
- Mechanical Systems, which lack social interactions entirely.
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- See: Sociological Systems Theory, Social Environment, Talcott Parsons, AGIL Paradigm, Action Theory (Sociology).