shè​huì​cún​zài

social being

社会存在 社會存在 shè​huì​cún​zài
social being
The sum total of the material living conditions of a society. This refers primarily to the mode of production of material goods, but also includes geographical environment and population factors. In Marxist theory, social being determines 社会意识 shè​huì​yì​shí.

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