General sociology

General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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World systems analysis

Sociology; General sociology

Immanuel Wallerstein's view of the global economic system as divided between certain industrialised nations that control wealth and developing countries that are controlled and exploited.

Ascribed status

Sociology; General sociology

A social position "assigned" to a person by society without regard for the person's unique talents or characteristics.

Assimilation

Sociology; General sociology

The process by which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture.

Argot

Sociology; General sociology

Specialised language used by members of a group or subculture.

Apartheid

Sociology; General sociology

The former policy of the South African government designed to maintain the separation of Blacks and other non-Whites from the dominant Whites.

Anomie theory of deviance

Sociology; General sociology

A theory developed by Robert Merton that explains deviance as an adaptation either of socially prescribed goals or of the norms governing their attainment, or both.