social formation; socio-economic formation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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social formation; socio-economic formation; mode of production
formalA fundamental concept in Marxist sociology and historical materialism, referring to the distinct stages of societal development characterized by specific relations of production.
Rén人
lèi类
shè社
huì会
jīng经
lì历
le了
wǔ五
zhǒng种
jī基
běn本
de的
shè社
huì会
xíng形
tài态
。
Human society has passed through five basic social formations.
Shè社
huì会
xíng形
tài态
de的
gēng更
tì替
shì是
yóu由
shēng生
chǎn产
lì力
fā发
zhǎn展
shuǐ水
píng平
jué决
dìng定
de的
。
The replacement of social formations is determined by the development level of productive forces.
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Bù不
tóng同
de的
shè社
huì会
xíng形
tài态
yǒu有
bù不
tóng同
de的
shàng上
céng层
jiàn建
zhù筑
。
Different social formations have different superstructures.