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Definition of Egalitarian Society
(noun) A society that lacks social stratification and with the exception of inequality based on ability and age, provides equal access to resources and prestige.
Example of Egalitarian Society
- Hunting and gathering societies.
Egalitarian Society Pronunciation
Syllabification: e·gal·i·tar·i·an so·ci·e·ty
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /i-ga-luh-tAIR-ee-uhn suh-sIE-uh-tee/
- British English – /i-ga-li-tEUH-riuhn suh-sIE-uh-tee/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən səˈsaɪəti/
- British English – /ɪˌgælɪˈteərɪən səˈsaɪəti/
Usage Notes
- Plural: egalitarian societies
- Egalitarian society is compared and contrasted to a rank society or stratified society.
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Additional Information
- Word origin of “egalitarian” and “society” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
- Giddens, Anthony. 1973. The Class Structure of the Advanced Societies. London: Hutchinson.
- Grusky, David B., ed. 2014. Social Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective. 4th ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
- Kerbo, Harold Ray. 2012. Social Stratification and Inequality: Class Conflict in Historical, Comparative, and Global Perspective. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Society – Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia: en.wikipedia.org
- Types of Society – Sociology Guide: sociologyguide.com
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Works Consulted
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Random House Webster’s College Dictionary. 1997. New York: Random House.
Wikipedia contributors. (N.d.) Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary. Wikimedia Foundation. (http://en.wiktionary.org).
Cite the Definition of Egalitarian Society
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “egalitarian society.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 19, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/egalitarian-society/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
egalitarian society. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/egalitarian-society/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “egalitarian society.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/egalitarian-society/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“egalitarian society.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/egalitarian-society/>.