General sociology

General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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family culture

Sociology; General sociology

The traditions customs, group habits, attitudes and understandings which are peculiar to the members of a given family.

fecundity

Sociology; General sociology

Fecundity refers to biological capacity for reproduction as distinct from actual reproduction which is called fertility. Fertility is always less than fecundity in all societies and varies ...

The social, economic and political structure known as feudalism was a characteristic feature of Europe,Japan,China etc at different time. Universal definition of feudalism cannot be given. There are ...

feudal society

Sociology; General sociology

An ideal society which is the make up of closed status categories or estates ;it is made up of a large peasant labor force a small number of privileged land owners, artisans and merchants, warriors ...

functionalism

Sociology; General sociology

Functionalist analysts have a long history in sociology. Functionalists thought started from Auguste Comte (1798-1857), and Herbert Spencer (1820-1903). It was developed further by Emile Durkeim, ...

functional imperative of pre-requisites

Sociology; General sociology

These concepts refers to basic needs which all systems including social systems have to meet if they are to continue to survive as functioning system. Marion J.Levy and T Parsons are associated with ...