General sociology

General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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connotation

Sociology; General sociology

The secondary, cultural meaning of signs; or "signifying signs," signs that are used as signifiers for a secondary meaning, eg., the word "rose" would signify passion.

syntagmatic relations

Sociology; General sociology

It is where signs get meaning from their sequential order, e.g., grammar or the sequence of events that make up a story. It is based on two or more terms that occur in an effective series.

symbolic signs

Sociology; General sociology

Signs where the relation between signifier and signified is purely conventional and culturally specific, e.g., most words.

Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to impoverished borrowers who typically lack collateral, steady employment and a verifiable credit history. It is designed not only to ...

simple living

Sociology; General sociology

Simple living encompasses a number of different voluntary practices to simplify one's lifestyle. These may include reducing one's possessions or increasing self-sufficiency, for example. ...

cycle of poverty

Sociology; General sociology

In economics, the cycle of poverty is the "set of factors or events by which poverty, once started, is likely to continue unless there is outside intervention." The cycle of poverty has ...

fuel poverty

Sociology; General sociology

A household is said to be in fuel poverty when its members cannot afford to keep adequately warm at reasonable cost, given their income. The term is mainly used in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand, ...