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General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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General sociology

moral panics

Sociology; General sociology

Responses to exaggerated fears and concerns of a particular group in society.

monotheism

Sociology; General sociology

The belief in the existence of only one god.

monopoly

Sociology; General sociology

A condition where, for a particular product, one firm dominates the world or regional market.

monogamy

Sociology; General sociology

A form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other.

monarchy

Sociology; General sociology

A government in which power is passed down from generation to generation on the basis of family lineage. The leader is all-powerful and any rights granted to citizens are the sole discretion of the ...

modernization theory

Sociology; General sociology

A functionalist approach that proposes that modernization and development will gradually improve the lives of people in peripheral nations.

modernization

Sociology; General sociology

The far-reaching process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.

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