General sociology

General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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social behaviour

Sociology; General sociology

Human activity which occurs in response to the meanings of the conduct of others or that which is intended to stimulate meaningful responses in others.

social cause

Sociology; General sociology

Any action or situation which would elicit conduct in people.

social change

Sociology; General sociology

The term social change usually refers to any change in the ideas, norms, values, social roles and social habits of the people or in the composition or organization of their society. The precise ...

The deliberate institutional means of making individuals and groups in a society observe and conform to the avowed social norms. The informal pressure exerted by a group over an individual by means ...

social darwinism

Sociology; General sociology

The point of view that cultural groups and races are subject to the same laws of natural selection as plants and animals in nature. Thus the weak groups are numerically diminished and their cultures ...

social differentiation

Sociology; General sociology

The development of status differences in a society. The development of social and cultural distinctions in a society.

social disintegration

Sociology; General sociology

A drastic breakdown in the social control of social relations and sense of in group solidarity in a society. The process by which people participate in over fewer social activities so that the amount ...