In sociology, traditional society refers to a society characterized by an orientation to the past, not the future, with a predominant role for custom and habit.[1] Such societies are marked by a lack of distinction between family and business, with the division of labor influenced primarily by age, gender, and status.[2]
^Langlois, S. (2001). "Traditions: Social". International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. International Encyclopedia of the Social. pp. 15829–15833. doi:10.1016/B0-08-043076-7/02028-3. ISBN9780080430768.
^S. Langlois, Traditions: Social, In: Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes, Editors-in-Chief, International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, Pergamon, Oxford, 2001, Pages 15829-15833, ISBN978-0-08-043076-8, doi:10.1016/B0-08-043076-7/02028-3