The Social Sciences Are Usually Concerned With

A State Is Not The Same Thing As A Society, Although The Greeks And Romans Thought It Was. A State Is An Organization Of Power On A Territorial Basis.

A Community Is Made Up Of Intimate Relationships Among Diversified Types Of Individuals--a Kinship Group, A Local Group, A Neighborhood, A Village, A Large Family.

No Scientist Ever Believes That He Has The Final Answer Or The Ultimate Truth On Anything.

It Is Clear That Every Civilization Undergoes A Process Of Historical Change. We Can See That A Civilization Comes Into Existence, Passes Through A Long Experience, And Eventually Goes Out Of Existence.

It Is Also In Theory, Conceivable That Some Universal Empire Some Day Might Cover The Whole Globe, Leaving No External "barbarians" To Serve As Invaders.