{"id":4536,"date":"2024-05-24T09:02:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T09:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selitys.fi\/what-is-society\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T09:02:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T09:02:23","slug":"what-is-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selitys.fi\/en\/what-is-society\/","title":{"rendered":"What is society?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Society is an entity formed by people, where individuals live and work together. It consists of various institutions, such as government, education system, health care, and economy, which regulate the activities of the community and provide services to its members. Society also includes various norms, values \u200b\u200band practices that guide people&#8217;s behavior and interactions with each other.<\/p>\n<p>Society can be divided into different groups, such as families, communities, cities and states. In these groups, people share resources, responsibilities and rights with each other. Society can also be divided into different classes or hierarchies, where some people are stronger than others in terms of power or wealth.<\/p>\n<p>Society is associated with many different questions and challenges, such as inequality, poverty, the state of the environment and the state of democracy. Efforts are being made to solve these issues through various political, economic and social measures. Society is constantly changing and developing, and its future depends on how its members are able to solve these challenges together.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia &#8211; Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sitra.fi\/artikkelit\/yhteiskunta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sitra &#8211; Yhteiskunta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Society is an entity formed by people, where individuals live and work together. 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