Tra từ society - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 society
2 different groups in society
3 the position of groups and individuals in society
4 social attitudes
5 studying people in society
see also PEOPLE, COUNTRY

1 society
- the people in a particular country or area who have the same laws and customs: society (noun C/U); adjective: social
We live in an industrial society. ◎ Society's attitude towards sex and marriage has changed a lot since the 1960s. ◎ social problems/change ◎ a person's social background
- the customs, ideas, religion, art, music, literature, etc of a particular group or society: culture (noun C/U); adjective: cultural (adverb culturally)
In this part of Africa you will find many different languages and cultures. ◎ similarities of language and culture ◎ a culturally distinct region
- a society which contains and recognizes the cultures of many different groups of people is multicultural
We live in a multicultural society.
- a society that follows customs and beliefs that have lasted for a long time is traditional
- a society that follows recent ideas and ways of behaving is modern
- a society that is rich and has a lot of industry is developed, advanced; opposite: underdeveloped
an advanced industrial society
- the degree to which a society is developed or underdeveloped: development (noun U)
a society at an early stage of development
- having a high level of social and cultural development: civilized; noun (U): civilization
You don't expect that kind of poverty in a civilized society. ◎ a high level of civilization
※ customs CUSTOM
- more on being modern MODERN

2 different groups in society
- a number of people who are together or who are connected in some way: group (with singular or plural verb)
Pensioners are a group of people who feel that the government is ignoring their needs.
- a group of people who live in a particular place, area or country or share some interest, quality, etc: community (with singular or plural verb)
We are a very close community and we would find it difficult to accept too many newcomers to this area. ◎ the gay community
※ more on people in groups GROUP
※ social class
- a group of people who are at the same social and economic level: (social) class (noun C/U)
divisions in society caused by class ◎ a person's ability to move from one class to another
- the social class who usually do industrial or physical work: the working class; adjective: working-class
a working-class area/family
- the social class that includes professional and business people: the middle class; adjective: middle-class
They have a comfortable middle-class lifestyle.
- the highest social class, including very rich people and people who have special titles: the upper class; adjective: upper-class
- without social classes: classless
an attempt to build a classless society
- people in society who have little money: the poor (noun plural)
- people in society who have a lot of money: the rich (noun plural)
- a social group that is considered to be the highest because of its power, money, intelligence, etc: elite
the intellectual elite
※ more on being rich or poor RICH, POOR
※ race
- one of the groups into which people can be divided according to their skin colour, hair type, etc: race (noun C/U); adjective racial (adverb racially)#
※ different races PEOPLE
※ age
- all the people in a group or a country who were born at the same time: generation (with singular or plural verb)
My parents' generation were born before the war. ◎ the younger generation
- people of a particular age: age group
the 20-30 age group
※ more on age groups YOUNG/OLD

3 the position of groups and individuals in society
- the level of importance that sb has in an organization or in society: rank (noun C/U), position (noun C/U)
to be promoted to a higher rank (= in the army, police, etc)
Old people have an important position in this community.
- your social or professional position in relation to others: status (noun singular)
a high/low status occupation
- a person who has the same status or rights in society: equal
to be treated as an equal
※ more on rank and position RANK
- the state of being equal: equality (noun U); opposite: inequality (noun U)
racial equality
- a person's legal right to freedom and equality whatever their sex, race or beliefs: civil rights/liberties (noun plural)
- the relations between people of different races who live in the same town, country, etc: race relations (noun plural)
- to join in and become part of a community: integrate (into/with sth); to help sb to do this: integrate sb (into/with sth); noun (U): integration
racial integration
- to separate one group of people from the rest: segregate sb (from sth); noun (U): segregation
- work that involves giving help to people in society who have problems because they are poor, ill, etc: social work (noun U); a person who does this work: social worker

4 social attitudes
- the ability or willingness to accept differences between people: tolerance (noun U); opposite: intolerance (noun U)
religious intolerance ◎ to show intolerance towards another group of people
- having tolerance: tolerant; opposite: intolerant
a tolerant society
- a dislike of a group in society that is not based on reason or experience: prejudice (noun C/U); a person who has this kind of feeling is prejudiced (against sb/sth)
racial prejudice ◎ He's prejudiced against foreigners.
- to treat one group of people worse than others: discriminate (against sb/sth); noun (U): discrimination
It is illegal to discriminate against any ethnic group. ◎ racial/religious/sexual discrimination
- a person who believes that people of other races are not as good as people of their own race: racist; adjective: racist; this kind of belief: racism (noun U)
a racist remark ◎ an anti-racist demonstration ◎ The government is taking measures to stop racism.
※ attitudes to the different sexes SEX
- a person who thinks they are better than sb of a lower class and who admires people of a higher class: snob; adjective: snobbish; nouns (U): snobbishness, snobbery
Don't be such a snob! ◎ Julia is incredibly snobbish towards her husband's family.
- a person who is or feels different from other people: misfit
a social misfit
- a person who is not accepted as a member of a particular group: outsider

5 studying people in society
- the study of human societies and social behaviour: sociology (noun U); adjective: sociological; a person who studies sociology: sociologist
- the study of people, especially of their origins, development, beliefs and customs: anthropology (noun U); adjective: anthropological; a person who studies anthropology: anthropologist
- an official count of all the people who live in a country, including information about their age, jobs, etc: census