Characteristics of a society.

To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.

Historically, major cities have provided a symbolic notation of a society. Indian mythology is based on the happenings of the main cities like Hindupur and Kakatiya. Likewise, modern day technological societies are symbolized by their major cities - Beijing is the hub of many Electronic companies, thus presenting China as a technological superpower.

Major cities provide the most evident social picture with a mixture of cultures, economics, politics and religions from all other parts of the society. New Delhi, the capital of India is mixed with modern day techies who work in call centers and manual labor that constitutes the Infrastructural advancement of the capital. Likewise, Tokyo presents an inseparable picture of technology and  culture. With the most number of Japanese Temples, Tokyo is  famous for its fast paced electronic environment.

Although the cities hold a significant part in curving a view of the society, smaller towns sometimes present a clearer picture. San Francisco is the tech-savvy city of the United States, but smaller towns like Orlando, Atlanta and New Jersey present the cultural and Socioeconomic picture of United States.

In contrast to the statement, the smaller towns and villages provide the back end culture of a society. With the abundance of such small towns, their culture can be seen as a generic trend of the society. With the core of Indian economy being agricultural advancements in such smaller towns, one cannot neglect the importance of such towns in shaping a panoramic view of the society.

In fact, smaller towns provide grass root level culture of the society on a whole. Nepal, for instance is a newly formed democracy with most of its major cities now being centers of social debates. But a large section of its society, smaller towns are still accustomed to the Kingdom rule that preceded the democratic endeavors of the society.

So, although major cities provide a larger picture of a society, one must not neglect the advancement of its smaller towns when considering the important characteristics of the society.