Social Systems: Environmental And Social Impacts Of Society

Social systems make up the society in which everyone lives and there are different types of them that have different environmental and societal impacts. The first, and the most, seen system in world history is called the hunting and gathering society. Hunting and gathering was just that, they found and killed their own food on a daily basis, as well as using other parts of nature for medicine and tools. The people in these societies have a profound knowledge of environment because they rely on it for sustenance, although this type of society also had it’s disadvantages. Lack of technology in the hunting and gathering system made them in touch with nature, but it also caused them problems if a person contracted a disease or was injured. On the other hand, the people in these societies lived healthy lives, in which they were well fed, and had very low rates of disease (Chiras, D. D., 2016). The environmental impacts were very minimal because they had little to hurt the environment with. Large amounts of animals were killed, which could have caused many species to be killed off. Plant diversity was also lowered because of the number of them that were used. Also, hunters and …show more content…
Japan has the lowest TFR, then China, then the United States, and Kenya has the highest TFR. As stated before, some factors that play a role in the TFR of a country are education, medical advances, contraceptives, and economic conditions. In Japan and China, the first priority for young people is to become successful adults. Then, that education can be used for medical advancements and other advancements that benefit the public. With the expectation of success, not many young people have time for children, so contraceptives are used in order to prevent reproduction. Japan is only .3 ahead of China, with 1.6 per year, so their circumstances are very