sub-society
noun[C]
social sciencesspecialized(alsosubsocieties)uk/ˌsʌb.səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/us/ˌsʌb.səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬i/agroupthat is different in some way from thelargersocietyin which itbelongs:
A new sub-societyformswhen agroupofpeoplebecomeindependentin some way from anothersociety.
The subsocietiesshareacommonculturewith thesocietytheybelongto.
- There are many sub-societies in theUnitedStatesand each of these hasitsown set ofvalues.
- In thiscountry, we have onesocietythatincludesalargenumberof sub-societies.
- A subsociety hasdistincttraditions, but at the sametimeitsharescommontraditionswith thelargersociety.
Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- anti-gang
- assemblage
- babyboomer
- bunch
- flashmob
- flock
- focus group
- foursome
- fraternity
- mafia
- sandwich generation
- silent majority
- sisterhood
- special interest group
- splinter group
- squad
- suspect
- trio