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General sociology
General terms relating to the study of society.
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General sociology
assimilation
Sociology; General sociology
The process by which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture.
apartheid
Sociology; General sociology
The former policy of the South African government designed to maintain the separation of Blacks and other non-Whites from the dominant Whites.
anomie theory of deviance
Sociology; General sociology
A theory developed by Robert Merton that explains deviance as an adaptation either of socially prescribed goals or of the norms governing their attainment, or both.
anticipatory socialization
Sociology; General sociology
Processes of socialization in which a person "rehearses" for future positions, occupations, and social relationships.
anomie
Sociology; General sociology
Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.
