General sociology

General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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adoption

Sociology; General sociology

In a legal sense, a process that allows for the transfer of the legal rights, responsibilities, and privileges of parenthood to a new legal parent or parents.

absolute poverty

Sociology; General sociology

A standard of poverty based on a minimum level of subsistence below which families should not be expected to exist.

charismatic authority

Sociology; General sociology

Max Weber's term for power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.

castes

Sociology; General sociology

Hereditary systems of rank, usually religiously dictated, that tend to be fixed and immobile.

causal logic

Sociology; General sociology

The relationship between a condition or variable and a particular consequence, with one event leading to the other.

census

Sociology; General sociology

An enumeration, or counting, of a population.

A Christian concept held by some religions that one must accepting Jesus Christ as savior in order to enter heaven. Generally applied, this marks a life-transforming period for the individual and is ...