The
Sociological Perspective
- sociology
- common sense
- sociological perspective
- functionalist perspective
- conflict perspective
- interactionist perspective
Culture
- culture
- culture shock
- ethnocentrism
- cultural relativism
- norms
- folkways
- mores
- taboos
- values
Socialization
- socialization
- nature vs. nurture
- gender socialization
- resocialization
- total institutions
- agents of socialization: family
- agents of socialization: peers
- agents of socialization: school
Social Structure and Social Interaction
- master status
- achieved status
- ascribed status
- role
- status
- role conflict
- institution
How Sociologists Do Research
- scientific method
- percentages
- variables
- theory
- hypothesis
- correlation
- sample
- mean
- median
- mode
- survey
- case study
- existing data
- experimental method
Societies to Social Networks
- primary groups
- secondary groups
- networking
- reference group
- in-groups
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Bureaucracy
and Formal Organization
- bureaucracy
- goal displacement
- alienation
- ideal type
- peter principle
Deviance and Social Control
- degradation ceremonies
- deviance / deviants
- illegitimate opportunity structures
- functionalist theories
- differential association theory
- conflict theories
Social Class & Stratification
- social class
- capitalism
- cast system
- class system
- social class: Marx
- social class: Weber
- modernization theory
- dependency theory
- world-system theory
- social stratification
- Wealth
- Power
- Prestige
- life chances (class consequences)
- reputational methods
- objective methods
- subjective methods
Inequalities of Gender
- gender stratification
- sexual harassment
- gender
- sex
- blocked opportunities
- glass ceiling
- comparable worth
- pink collar occupations
- sexism
- sexual orientation
- patriarchy
Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity
- prejudice
- discrimination
- assimilation
- race
- ethnic group
- dominant / majority group
- minority group
- institutional discrimination
- ethnocentrism
- amalgamation
- ethnic pluralism
- segregation
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