How human society is different from animal society
Here we will learn the concept of How human society is different from animal society
Biological differences
1) Brain :- It is evident that the mind of men is more / developed than the mind of animals. Although the animals are seen building fine nests and doing wonderful jobs, yet it has been established that the mind of even the cleverest animal is only one third in its cubic capacity than that of the man.
2) Physical structure:-
The physical structure of the members of human society is more or less similar but we find many differences in the physical structure of the members of animal society. The physical structure of an elephant vastly differs from that of a lion.
Even the animals belonging to one type are not similar in their bodily structure, e.g. there is a difference between the cow of the plains and that of the hills. The animals do not use artificial methods to protect themselves against cold or heat on account of their bodily structure as the human beings need and use.
3) Capacity to stand straight :- Another biological difference between the animal society and human society is that the members of human society can stand straight on their legs and can use their hands freely. On the other hand, the animals cannot so stand and use the hands the way men use them.
4) Memory :- The capacity of memory also creates a difference between the animal and human society. Man can remember past facts and can thereby improve upon his past mistakes. He can find a solution to a complicated problem through mutual discussion. On the other hand, the animals are deprived of such capacity which makes their society structurally very different from the human society.
Socio-cultural differences
1) Culture and Civilization
2) Behaviour
3) Communication
4) Mode of organization
5) Social awareness
6) Allocation of work
7) Needs
8) Institutions
Man is a social animal by nature
Aristotle expressed that ‘Man is essentially a social animal by nature’. He cannot live without society, if he does so; he is either beast or God. Man realizes his goals, his existence in the society: he finds various ingredients in society through which he can attain the perfectness of the life. The day, he is born to the day he leaves this planet he is in the society.
‘Robinson Crusoe’ expressed that Man can never develop his personality, language, culture and ‘inner deep’ by living outside the society. The statement that a man is a social animal implies that man cannot live without society. Society is indispensable for him. He needs society as matter of nature, necessity and for his well-being.
Example: -Kaspar Hausar, Anna
In sociology, it is essential to understand the social context in which human behaviour takes place.