Science, Tech, Math › Social Sciences Pastoral Society Share Flipboard Email Print Ami Vitale/Getty Images News/Getty Images Social Sciences Sociology Key Concepts Major Sociologists Deviance & Crime News & Issues Research, Samples, and Statistics Recommended Reading Psychology Archaeology Economics Ergonomics Maritime By Ashley Crossman Updated May 15, 2017 Definition: A pastoral society is a social system in which the breeding and herding of domestic animals is a major form of production for good and other purposes. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Crossman, Ashley. "Pastoral Society." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/pastoral-society-3026442. Crossman, Ashley. (2020, August 27). Pastoral Society. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/pastoral-society-3026442 Crossman, Ashley. "Pastoral Society." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/pastoral-society-3026442 (accessed January 25, 2021). copy citation