Your text defines society as (a) an organized collection of individuals and institutions, (b) bounded by space in a coherent territory, (c) subject to the same political authority, and organized through a (d) shared set of cultural expectations and values

Explain the main parts of this definition (labeled a through d)
What will be an ideal response?


a good answer will include the following in its discussion:
(a) not just random, organized; individuals but also larger institutions such as family, education, economy;
(b) really exists in a specific place, not imaginary;
(c) same rules for everyone;
(d) behavior motivated by common values.

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