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General sociology
General terms relating to the study of society.
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General sociology
cultural relativism
Sociology; General sociology
The viewing of people's behavior from the perspective of their own culture.
cultural transmission
Sociology; General sociology
A school of criminology that argues that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions.
cultural universals
Sociology; General sociology
A concept referring to social structures and events that seem to be shared across cultures.
culture
Sociology; General sociology
A term referring to all of the shared knowledge, values, rules of behavior, and the objects that make-up the way of life of a people.
culture lag
Sociology; General sociology
Ogburn's term for a period of maladjustment during which the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions.
culture of poverty
Sociology; General sociology
A theory associated with victim-blame that holds that individuals and groups in poverty are responsible for their own plight and maintains that the central problem is that years of dependency and ...
culture shock
Sociology; General sociology
The feeling of surprise and disorientation that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own.
