Camorra. 1820-1911. Naples secret criminal society. Became political party.

Carbonari. 1806-31. Naples. Secret revolutionary society. Young Italy Movement.

Comte, Auguste. 1798-1857. French Positivist philosopher. Religion belongs to primitive society. Positivism 1830. Tejada Law.

Durkheim, Emile. 1858-1917. French sociologist. Division of Labour in Society 1893.

Fabian Society. 1883. English non-revolutionary socialist movement. Founded Labour Party. Shaw.

Fenians. 1858. Secret US society of Irish emigrants seeking Irish autonomy. Raided Canada 1866,70,71.

Friends, Society of. = Quakers.

Fromm, Erich. 1900-80. German/US psychoanalyst. Man for Himself 1947. The Sane Society 1955.

Great Society. 1965-9. US program of social reforms. War on poverty.

Grosz, George. 1893-1959. German satirical artist/caricaturist. Pillars of Society.

Harmony Society. Protestant celibate ascetic communal sect. Founded Harmony, PA 1806.

Humane Society. 1774 England.

Jesuit Order. Society of Jesus.1534-. Founded by Loyola. Vows of poverty, chastity, and perfect obedience to Pope. Missionary and educational work. Dissolved 1773; restored 1814.

Kyrle Society. 1875. Founded by Hill sisters to develop taste for literature and music among London poor.

Ladd, William. 1778-1841. US pacifist writer. Founder of US Peace Society 1828.

Lloyd’s. English insurance society created in Edward Lloyd’s Coffee House 1688.

Lycurgus. 9C BC. Totalitarian Spartan reformer. Created militaristic society.

Marcuse, Herbert. 1898-1979. German/US radical philosopher. Revolutionary change vs repressive society. One Dimensional Man 1964.

Masonic Society. Freemasons.

McLuhan, Marshall. 1911-80. Canadian author on effect of media on society. Gutenberg Galaxy. -“Global Village”.-“Medium is the message”.

Molly Maguires. 1835-55 Irish anti-landlord society. 1862-77 Irish terrorists in PA coal mining area.

Monasticism. Seeking of spiritual perfection by living apart from society.

National Geographic Society. 1888. World’s largest scientific and educational society.

Native Land Acts. 1862, 65-92. New Zealand abolishes tribal land ownership, destroying traditional Maori society.

Quakers. 1647. Society of Friends. Protestant non-conformist sect, founded by Fox. Silently awaiting “Inward Light”. Penn.

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