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General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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General sociology

socialism

Sociology; General sociology

An economic system in which the government (the people as a collective) owns all or most of the property. The central feature of socialism is that the government plans for the production of goods and ...

social stratification

Sociology; General sociology

The ranking of individuals in a hierarchy system according to a distribution of economic resources, social statuses, and power.

social statics

Sociology; General sociology

Forces in society that attempt to maintain the existing status quo (that which currently exists).

social solidarity

Sociology; General sociology

The social bonds that unite a society.

social science

Sociology; General sociology

The study of various aspects of human society.

social movements

Sociology; General sociology

Organized collective activities to bring about or resist fundamental change in an existing group or society.

social network

Sociology; General sociology

A series of social relationships that links a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people.

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