General sociology

General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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ethnic group

Sociology; General sociology

Membership of a distinct group based on their own customary ways or culture, common language, common customs, traditions etc.

ethnocentrism

Sociology; General sociology

Term was coined by W.G Sumner in book Folkways 1906 when one’s own group is centre of everything and all others are scaled, rated and compared with reference to it.

Study of one society is called ethnography while comparative study of many societies is called ethnology. Thus ethnology is dependent on ethnography. Ethnographic study is done by in-depth analysis ...

ethnomethodology

Sociology; General sociology

According to Duncan Mitchell ethno methodology emphasizes on the incarnate character of social phenomena i.e. sociological terms such as culture or organization refer to the doings and sayings of ...

eugenics

Sociology; General sociology

According to Francis Galton the science of eugenics is to study those factors which may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generation either physically or mentally.

enfunction

Sociology; General sociology

Enfunctional activity contributes to the maintenance or survival of another social activity or of the social system as a whole.

emic & etic analysis

Sociology; General sociology

Emicist concentrate on describing the indigenous values of a particular society while eticists apply broader theoretical models across a number of societies. The Emic approach became popular in the ...