IELTS Vocabulary: society

society noun

1 people who have shared customs and laws

adjective

larger , wider

the position of women within the family and the wider ~

entire , whole

An entire ~ has been corrupted.

contemporary , modern

traditional

mainstream

a place for people excluded from mainstream ~

new

He wanted to create a new ~.

advanced

the role of women in an advanced industrial ~

primitive

complex

egalitarian , free , just , liberal , open

closed

civilized , good , humane

a vision of the good ~

affluent

the consumerist values of the affluent ~

consumer , consumerist

disposable ( esp. AmE ) , throwaway ( esp. BrE )

Our disposable ~ must be encouraged to recycle.

permissive

diverse , multicultural , multiracial , pluralistic

the celebration of a culturally diverse ~

divided , stratified

Years of high unemployment have left ~ deeply divided.

civil

the relationship between the state and civil ~

secular

human

a theory on the basis of human ~

class

classless

tribal

matriarchal , patriarchal

male - dominated

bourgeois

high

She was marrying into Rio's high ~.

capitalist , democratic , feudal , political , socialist , etc.

industrial , post-industrial , pre - industrial

governments in the advanced industrial societies

agricultural , information , scientific , technological

the global information ~

Islamic , Muslim , Western , etc.

rural , urban , village ( BrE )

global

decent , polite

Such language would not be used in polite ~.

verb + society

build , create

the struggle to build a just ~

change , shape , transform

become

the path to becoming a secular ~

permeate , pervade

the greed that pervades modern ~

dominate

fit into

Prisoners often have problems fitting into ~ on their release.

live in

We live in a ~ dominated by men.

polarize

society + verb

be based on sth

a ~ based on social justice

become

US ~ is becoming more unequal.

preposition

in (a)   ~ , within (a)   ~

the role of television in modern Western ~

phrases

a cross - section of ~

The clinic deals with a wide cross-section of ~.

the fabric of ~

The civil war tore apart the fabric of ~.

the higher echelons of ~ , the top echelons of ~

Officers were drawn largely from the top echelons of ~.

a level of ~ , a rank of ~ , a stratum of ~

Child cruelty exists at all levels of ~.

a member of ~

welfare reforms to protect the most vulnerable members of ~

an outcast from ~ , an outcast of ~

She devoted herself to helping the outcasts of ~.

a pillar of ~

He considered himself to be a pillar of ~.

One of the pillars of ~ must be that everyone has access to the legal system.

your place in ~ , your rank in ~

A person's job is one of the factors that determines their place in ~.

a contributing member of ~ ( esp. AmE ) , a productive member of ~

We help offenders to become productive members of ~.

the rest of ~

He felt isolated from the rest of ~.

a section of ~ , a sector of ~ , a segment of ~

Every section of ~ must have access to education.

~ as a whole

The research examines minorities and their relation to ~ as a whole.

~ at large

Health standards have risen in ~ at large.

~ in general

the benefits for ~ in general

the structure of ~

the class structure of our ~

2 organization formed for a particular purpose

adjective

debating , drama ( esp. BrE ) , dramatic ( esp. BrE ) , historical , horticultural ( BrE ) , music , musical ( esp. BrE ) , religious , etc.

a member of an amateur dramatic ~

medical , professional , scientific , etc.

He is a member of numerous professional societies.

local

a local historical ~

secret

verb + society

belong to

She belongs to the historical ~.

become a member of , join

create , establish , form , found , set up , start

preposition

in a/the   ~

She was active in the Society for Women's Suffrage.

~   for

a ~ for the prevention of cruelty to animals

~   of

the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders