General sociology

General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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descent

Sociology; General sociology

A persons’ recognized social connection with his ancestors may be from male line or from female line. When descent is connected from both the lines it is called bilateral descent.

dysfunction

Sociology; General sociology

Associated with R.K Merton anything is dysfunctional if it disrupts the normal functioning of a system.

differentiation

Sociology; General sociology

A notion with a long history in sociology differentiation is mainly used in theories of social change. It refers to a process whereby sets of social activities performed by one social institution ...

differential association

Sociology; General sociology

A general theory of criminal behavior developed by E.H Sutherland. It attempts to explain the crime in terms of cultural transmission; crime is learned within primary groups whose members are ...

An explanation of declining working class support for radical political movements as a result of increased affluence causing workers to adopt middle class values and life styles.Embourgeoisement was ...

endogamy

Sociology; General sociology

Practice of marrying with a prescribed group e.g a kinship category, a tribe a religious denomination etc.

elite

Sociology; General sociology

This refers to a minority group which has power or influence over others and is recognized as bring in some ways superior. The sociology of elite is traditionally dealt with the ruling elites. The ...