General sociology

General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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conjugal family

Sociology; General sociology

A biological family the parents and their offspring.

A type of family group which is organized around the brother and sister relationship. Though the siblings do not marry each other, they live together as a household group; their spouses live in other ...

contract society

Sociology; General sociology

A society in which social control is exerted primarily by means of formal law rather than by customs alone.

contract theory of societal origin

Sociology; General sociology

The hypothesis that human societies originated in a deliberate contract decided upon by savages who were living in a state of nature whereby everyone assumed a certain status in a society with its ...

convergence thesis

Sociology; General sociology

This point of view claims that the process of industrialization produced common and uniform political, social and cultural characteristics on societies which prior to industrialization may have had ...

creed

Sociology; General sociology

A body of fundamental beliefs which guide ethical conduct.

crowd

Sociology; General sociology

An impermanent assemblage of interacting persons who lack leadership and internal organization and who are without a group tradition or unique cultural background which would provide them with ready ...