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General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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master status

Sociology; General sociology

A status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's general position within society.

mass education

Sociology; General sociology

The widespread expansion of formal education in the larger society.

marriage

Sociology; General sociology

A socially and legally approve mating arrangement.

manifest functions

Sociology; General sociology

Open, stated, and conscious functions.

manifest consequences

Sociology; General sociology

The intended consequence of an action.

legal-rational authority

Sociology; General sociology

Where the right to exercise power is derived from the members of a society who create positions of authority. In such authority, rules are created which limit the scope of power of those occupying ...

lesbian

Sociology; General sociology

A term used to identify a female homosexual.

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