Online services

Online services

Any business that provides its subscribers with a wide variety of data transmitted over telecommunications lines, an infrastructure in which they can communicate with one another as well as the means to connect with an almost unlimited number of third-party information providers.

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fragmentation

Culture; Social media

In urban sociology, fragmentation refers to the absence or the underdevelopment of connections between the society and the groupings of some members of that society on the lines ...

feminization

Culture; Social media

In sociology, feminization is a shift in gender roles and sex roles in a society, group, or organization towards a focus upon the feminine. This is the opposite of a cultural ...

excorporation

Culture; Social media

Excorporation is the process through which mass cultural commodities are changed or remade into one’s own culture. According to this theory, the subordinated group has only the ...

emotive

Culture; Social media

Emotives are the expressions of feelings through the use of language, specifically through constructions that explicitly describe emotional states or attitudes.

dyad

Culture; Social media

A dyad (from Greek dýo, "two") in sociology is a noun used to describe a group of two people. A dyad is the smallest possible social group.

dominant culture

Culture; Social media

The dominant culture in a society refers to the established language, religion, behavior, values, rituals, and social customs. These traits are often the norm for the society as a ...

deviance

Culture; Social media

Deviance in a sociological context describes actions or behaviors that violate cultural norms including formally-enacted rules (e.g., crime) as well as informal violations of ...