General sociology

General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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totemism

Sociology; General sociology

The belief in a totem. The organization of a society into totems.

It refers to the type of behavior which is minutely controlled from without by traditional cultural standards by kinship ties, religion, ceremonies and the like. Their outstanding characteristic is ...

tribe

Sociology; General sociology

A type of large social unit which is usually made up of several clans or sibs who are politically bound together by a chief or a common council and who may also have a common language and culture ...

teknonymy

Sociology; General sociology

Word coined by Edward Burnett Tylor which means practice of calling the parent from name of the child.

taboo

Sociology; General sociology

This means sacred prohibition on certain things or acts. The most important taboo is incest taboo according to which sexual relationship between primary ansanguinal kins is prohibited in most ...