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Common collocations with society in American Collocation

society noun

US /səˈsaɪəti/

modern or advanced

advanced
contemporary
industrial
modern
Western

This is a novel approach to life in a Western society so fixated on personal achievement.

not modern

early
hunter-gatherer
peasant
post-modern
primitive
traditional

Natural propensity to war is the motive force in primitive societies only.

diverse

diverse
multi-cultural
multi-faith
multi-racial

Living in a multi-cultural society is an enriching experience.

not religious

secular

To what degree is India a secular society?

civilized

civilized

This is a level of poverty that is unacceptable in a civilised society.

rich

affluent
bourgeois
high

He became a favourite of high society and used it to his advantage.

normal

mainstream

Disabled young people have the right to be included in mainstream society.

where everyone is treated fairly or equally

classless
co-operative
egalitarian
fair
inclusive
just
tolerant

To see a classless society in operation is unforgettable.

where people are free to live the way they want

free
open

The idea is disgusting, and in a free society it is our right to say so.

wider

larger
wider

We have been looking at the ideas that people hold about men’s behaviour, both in families and in wider society.

with a particular political or economic system

capitalist
democratic
liberal
socialist

For a few brief years the working class set about creating a socialist society.

where there is an emphasis on shopping and buying things

consumer
consumerist

We have become a consumer society.

with a particular kind of industry

agricultural
information
knowledge
scientific
technological

We live in a rapidly changing information society.

where men have the power

male-dominated
patriarchal

Women are always at the bottom of the pecking order in a patriarchal society.

change a society

affect
change
reform
shape
transform

The 19th century was dominated by the Industrial Revolution, and society was transformed by the economic changes which that revolution brought about.

create a society

build
create
establish
form
rebuild

The Russian Revolution tried to build a society in which all productive work, and scientific knowledge would be entirely communal.

exist in a society

exist in
permeate
pervade

This desire for luxury pervaded society from the courtiers downwards.

have a bad effect on a society

destroy
divide
polarize
undermine

Many societies are divided by conflict and violence.

have a good effect on a society

benefit
enrich
strengthen

The voluntary sector enriches society and should be promoted and supported.

consisting of ordinary people, not politicians, the military etc

civic
civil

We need a public debate on these issues which involves civil society as a whole.