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General sociology

General terms relating to the study of society.

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cultural relativism

Sociology; General sociology

The viewing of people's behavior from the perspective of their own culture.

cultural transmission

Sociology; General sociology

A school of criminology that argues that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions.

cultural universals

Sociology; General sociology

A concept referring to social structures and events that seem to be shared across cultures.

culture

Sociology; General sociology

A term referring to all of the shared knowledge, values, rules of behavior, and the objects that make-up the way of life of a people.

culture lag

Sociology; General sociology

Ogburn's term for a period of maladjustment during which the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions.

culture of poverty

Sociology; General sociology

A theory associated with victim-blame that holds that individuals and groups in poverty are responsible for their own plight and maintains that the central problem is that years of dependency and ...

culture shock

Sociology; General sociology

The feeling of surprise and disorientation that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own.

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