socijalna kontrola

A condition said to exist when a group is faced with social change, uneven development of culture, maladaptiveness, disharmony, conflict, and lack of consensus.

socijalna epidemiologija

Sociology; Criminology

The study of social epidemics and diseases of the social order.

socijalna veza

Sociology; Criminology

The rather intangible link between individuals and the society of which they are a part. The social bond is created through the process of socialization.

karma

Sociology; General sociology

A belief that all beings of lifeögods includedöare subject to the same hopeless cycle of pain, suffering, and rebirth.

kinship

Sociology; General sociology

The state of being related to others.

etiketiranje

Sociology; General sociology

The identification or stereotyping individuals or groups in a negative light that keeps them from achieving their potential.

teorija etiketiranja

Sociology; General sociology

An approach to deviance that attempts to explain why certain people are viewed as deviants while others engaging in the same behavior are not.

radnička snaga

Sociology; General sociology

A term used by Karl Marx to describe the aggregate of mental and physical capabilities which workers use to create products.

gvozdeni zakon oligarhije

Sociology; General sociology

A principle of organizational life developed by Robert Michels under which even democratic organizations will become bureaucracies ruled by a few individuals.