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General sociology
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Sociology; General sociology
A term coined by Erving Goffman to refer to institutions that regulate all aspects of a person's life under a single authority, such as prisons, the military, mental hospitals, and convents.
telecommuters
Sociology; General sociology
Employees who work full-time or part-time at home rather than in an outside office and who are linked to their supervisors and colleagues through computer terminals, phone lines, and fax machines.
transvestitism
Sociology; General sociology
The practice of wearing clothing associated to the social patterns of the opposite sex.
trained incapacity
Sociology; General sociology
The tendency of workers in a bureaucracy to become so specialized that they develop blind spots and fail to notice obvious problems.
transsexuals
Sociology; General sociology
People who feel they are one sex, though biologically they are the other.
traditional authority
Sociology; General sociology
Authority where rule is legitimized by birthright or because the religion of the society has conferred upon the leader a divine right.
trade unions
Sociology; General sociology
Organizations that seek to improve the material status of their members, all of whom perform a similar job or work for a common employer.
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