What are the characteristics of a utopian society?

Imagine what an ideal society looks like. Artists and thinkers have pondered for ages what qualities such a society would have. In this lesson, you'll learn what a utopian society is and some of the characteristics that thinkers and artists have assigned to it. read more

A: Characteristics of utopian societies include the right to do whatever a person wants, a lack of religion, equality among all people, government support for all people, an abundant supply of everything, no work and available time to achieve anything. A utopian society creates the notion of a perfect society where there are no social evils. read more

The word utopia comes from the 1516 novel by Sir Thomas More. There are thousands of examples of utopias and dystopias, but hopefully the examples discussed here, including Dinotopia and The Hunger Games, will help you get a sense for the difference between utopias and dystopias. read more

Imagine what an ideal society looks like. Artists and thinkers have pondered for ages what qualities such a society would have. In this lesson, you'll learn what a utopian society is and some of the characteristics that thinkers and artists have assigned to it. read more