See Building Society for list of current building societies. See Building society for a list of the remaining building societies. A vast variety of peoples, societies and cultures subsequently developed. There are various reasons for economic inequality within societies. This is often produced in ways that make comparison with other societies and economies possible. Beauty standards are rooted in cultural norms crafted by societies and media over centuries. High Churchmen were also enthusiastic organizers of voluntary religious societies. They generally lived in small nomadic groups known as band societies. Fire affected many aspects of early societies. Namus is a common feature of many different patriarchal societies. It is particularly concerned with the schooling systems of modern industrial societies. Rituals are a feature of all known human societies. Its decentralised nature makes it similar to the law that prevails in preliterate tribal societies. Hundreds of local anti-slavery societies were formed. The new immigrants more often than not were members of Chinese secret societies.