Sociology

Sociology

The study of societies and how they are shaped by people. It also concerns itself with how society affects the behavior of the individuals that are part of them.

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focal concerns

Sociology; Criminology

The key values of any culture, and especially the key values of a delinquent subculture.

omerta

Sociology; Criminology

The informal, unwritten code of organized crime which demands silence and loyalty, among other things, of family members.

impression management

Sociology; Criminology

The intentional enactment of practiced behavior which is intended to convey to others one's desirable personal characteristics and social qualities.

mass murder

Sociology; Criminology

The illegal killing of four or more victims at one location, within one event.

learning theory

Sociology; Criminology

The general notion that crime is an acquired form of behavior.

social contract

Sociology; Criminology

The enlightenment-era concept that human beings abandon their natural state of individual freedom to join together and form society. Although, in the process of forming a social ...