To Understand the Most Important Characteristics of a Society , One Must Study Its Major Cities

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TO UNDERSTAND THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTIC OF A SOCIETY, ONE MUST STUDY ITS MAJOR CITIES. A society is an aggregate of various groups of people living in a particular region having shared cultures, laws and customs. The important characteristics of a society are varied and majorly comprise of the behavior of the people residing there, the interpersonal skills of the people, their culture and conflicts. A city can be divided into various sub- sections. A major city in my prospective would be a one that has a large population, has a strategic importance and has a substantial industrial output on the economic frontiers and a higher stature on the ladder with respect to GDP generated etc.It is usually multi ethnic and multi linguistic .A major city is a melting pot of various culture and cuisine from various corners of the country. In my view a proper study of a major city is essential to study the important characteristics of a society but we need to study along with it other important factors too. A society is not formed in a day, instead it is a process. It is a combination of various sets of complex events and occurrences that finally shape a society. If we just study a society’s major city we may not get the complete picture. Let us take the example of the western society, and two of its major cities say New York and Paris. Let’s take a glance at their cuisines or food culture of these two cities. In Paris it is found that people love to enjoy and savor food and often may eat for an hour. As a matter of fact in few places in France employees get an hour long lunch break .On the other hand in New York the situation is completely reversed. Their people can be seen jostling each other and having fast food on their way instead of taking pride in the food culture they prefer what is easily and quickly available. New York is known for its multi- ethnic
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