Social structure is the social organization of a society as an integrated whole. Social systems contain four main elements: social groups, institutions, status, and roles. Social groups contain people with common characteristics, whereas institutions deal with people 's relationships and interactions in a group. A role is what is expected of someone and it is determined by his or her status. The ideal social system includes a strong structure within each of those four areas. The structure gives each citizen equal rights, the ability to choose one’s own role, and does not contain a class system. Giving citizens opportunities and freedoms based upon categories such as gender, race, religion, or wealth sets up a system to fail. Additionally, a
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In More’s utopian society, citizens choose their own occupation. Generally, the people in Utopia are happy, money is devalued and one 's happiness does not correlate with one 's material possessions which allow them to find happiness in loving one another. However, the society has a group that are unable to choose their occupation and are not as equal as the others. More explains, “The Utopians keep as slaves only prisoners taken in wars fought by the Utopians themselves” (More 80). Although slaves in the Utopian society are prisoners of war, their inability to choose a role for themselves is unfair. Slavery is “the condition in which one human being is owned by another” (Hellie). Slaves are forced to do work that is assigned to them by another person. However, the rest of the population is able to choose. In Wells’ novel, there is also a slave population. In this case, the Labour Company, which employs most citizens, is essentially made up of brainwashed slaves being forced to complete mindless tasks. More recognizes that "[People in the Labour Company] are the slaves” (Wells 148). The old system in London consisted of giving poor people jobs in factories, however, this system was transformed into brainwashing people and forcing them to do factory work. The ability to choose one 's own occupation seems unimportant but is a necessary freedom in order for a nation to
In More’s utopian society, citizens choose their own occupation. Generally, the people in Utopia are happy, money is devalued and one 's happiness does not correlate with one 's material possessions which allow them to find happiness in loving one another. However, the society has a group that are unable to choose their occupation and are not as equal as the others. More explains, “The Utopians keep as slaves only prisoners taken in wars fought by the Utopians themselves” (More 80). Although slaves in the Utopian society are prisoners of war, their inability to choose a role for themselves is unfair. Slavery is “the condition in which one human being is owned by another” (Hellie). Slaves are forced to do work that is assigned to them by another person. However, the rest of the population is able to choose. In Wells’ novel, there is also a slave population. In this case, the Labour Company, which employs most citizens, is essentially made up of brainwashed slaves being forced to complete mindless tasks. More recognizes that "[People in the Labour Company] are the slaves” (Wells 148). The old system in London consisted of giving poor people jobs in factories, however, this system was transformed into brainwashing people and forcing them to do factory work. The ability to choose one 's own occupation seems unimportant but is a necessary freedom in order for a nation to