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General sociology
General terms relating to the study of society.
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ambivalence
Sociology; General sociology
The coexistence in one person of opposing emotions in sociology the dual consciousness posits a class which holds apparently inconsistent beliefs and values, resulting in an ambivalent attitude to ...
atomism
Sociology; General sociology
Atomism views the world as composed of discrete atomistic elements and reduces knowledge to observation of the smallest indivisible elements such as human beings-not social structures and social ...
anthromorphism
Sociology; General sociology
Organic analogy in sociology attribution of human characteristics to that which is not human.
asiatic mode of production
Sociology; General sociology
Found in least developed societies according to Marx for example in India. According to Marx Asiatic mode of production explains the stagnation of oriental societies. Basic features of society having ...
androgyny
Sociology; General sociology
In this type of society social roles are not assigned on the basis of sex or concept of masculinity or feminity.
anascopic
Sociology; General sociology
A theory which starts from individual and looks upward to contract a conception of society eg.theory of humans.
