General sociology

General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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genocide

Sociology; General sociology

The deliberate, systematic killing of an entire people or nation.

gender roles

Sociology; General sociology

Sex roles that are learned and reinforced through associated behaviors and attitudes with the help of socializing agents such as family, schools, peers, media, politics, and religion.

functionalist perspective

Sociology; General sociology

A sociological approach that emphasizes the way that parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.

generalized others

Sociology; General sociology

A term used by George Herbert Mead to refer to the child's awareness of the attitudes, viewpoints, and expectations of society as a whole that a child takes into account in his or her behavior.

gender identity

Sociology; General sociology

Thinking of oneself as either male or female in accordance with the cultural norms associated with those roles.

gender

Sociology; General sociology

The socially constructed attitudes, meanings, beliefs, and behaviors associated with the sex differences of being born male or female that are learned through the process of socialization.