This article serves as an overview of the customs and ways of life in Scotland. For the popular and high culture of the country, see Scottish culture.
Scotland has a deep-rooted pattern of philanthropic behaviour,[1] personified by the likes of Andrew Carnegie. His donations to the higher education sector contributed to the modern development of the Scottish universities.
Scottish society is the group behaviour of Scots, how they organise themselves and make decisions. The social history of Scotland is a major field within the academic study of Scottish history.
Scottish society is based on Western society, and has made key contributions to the spread of Western culture throughout the world. It has been developing for many centuries, since Scotland started to emerge as a country in the Early Middle Ages.
Scots share many social and cultural characteristics, for example dialect, music, arts, social habits, cuisine and folklore. Scotland is an ethnically and racially diverse country as result of large-scale immigration from many different countries throughout its history.
^Fogg, Ally. "Why are English people giving less to charity than Scots?". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
of the Society of Antiquaries ScotlandScottish Archaeological Internet Reports Scottish Archaeological Research Framework project run by the Society...
a major field within the academic study of Scottish history. Scottishsociety is based on Western society, and has made key contributions to the spread...
Royal ScottishSociety of Arts is a learned society in Scotland, dedicated to the study of science and technology. It was founded as The Society for the...
is registered as a charity in Scotland (number SCO 21757). The Society has published an academic journal, the Scottish Journal of Political Economy, since...
The ScottishSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (also known as the Scottish SPCA and SSPCA) is a charity to promote animal welfare in Scotland...
The Scottish Church Society is a Church of Scotlandsociety founded in 1892. Leading founders were Thomas Leishman and William Milligan, and the first...
nonprofit Scottish Tartans Authority (STA), founded by former STS members. The Scottish Tartans Society was first formed in 1963, as the Scottish Tartans...
plants, algae and fungi. The Society's activities include lectures (mainly held in Edinburgh, but also in other Scottish cities), symposia, field excursions...
government Scottish Household Survey found that 20% of the Scottish population, or over one million people, identified the Church of Scotland as their religious...
The Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) is an educational charity based in Perth, Scotland founded in 1884. The purpose of the society is to advance...
Scottish Building Society is a building society with the Head Office based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the oldest remaining building society in the world...
The Law Society of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Comann Lagh na h-Alba) is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors. Its goal is to promote...
Humanist SocietyScotland is a Scottish registered charity that promotes humanist views and offers humanist wedding, funeral, and baby-naming ceremonies...
The Society of Scottish Artists is a Scottish artist-run organization which seeks to promote and encourage experimentation and the "adventurous spirit"...
starting with the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (founded in 1836), and including the ScottishSociety for Prevention of Cruelty...
Bible Society of Scotland, is a Scottish Christian charity that exists to make the Bible available throughout the world. The Scottish Bible Society arose...
not concern itself with Scotland. Its main activity was in evangelizing the Scottish Highlands, sending ministers to Scottish emigrant communities overseas...
The Scottish Secular Society is a vocal secular organisation in Scotland and is based in Glasgow. It promotes the separation of church and state and educates...
during and after the Napoleonic Wars. Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society opened in 1815 as Scotland's first mutual life office. Regulations...
the Scottish Charity Regulator Scottish Wildlife Trust "Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Registered Charity no. SC004064". Office of the Scottish Charity...
visit to Scotland by an English herald since 1639. In 2001 it registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. In 2003 the society commissioned...
Gender in Scottish History Since 1700 (2006) excerpt and text search. Breitenbach, Esther, and Eleanor Gordon. Women in ScottishSociety 1800–1945 (1992)...
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) was founded in Edinburgh in 1784 as the Highland Society of Edinburgh. The society is responsible for organising...
The Scottish National Party (SNP; Scots: Scots National Pairty, Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba [ˈpʰaːrˠʃtʲi ˈn̪ˠaːʃən̪ˠt̪ə nə ˈhal̪ˠapə])...
the Hielands; Scottish Gaelic: a' Ghàidhealtachd [ə ˈɣɛːəl̪ˠt̪ʰəxk], lit. 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland.[failed verification]...
The Scottish diaspora consists of Scottish people who emigrated from Scotland and their descendants. The diaspora is concentrated in countries such as...
of a Dominion Scottish Parliament within the British Empire. The Scottish Party differed from the existing National Party of Scotland (NPS) on the grounds...
period and its geographical locus. In the 1960s, the Scottish Georgian Society formed a West of Scotland Group based in Glasgow under the chairmanship of...
Scottishsociety in the Middle Ages is the social organisation of what is now Scotland between the departure of the Romans from Britain in the fifth century...
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