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General sociology
General terms relating to the study of society.
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longevity
Sociology; General sociology
A long duration of life. Or, a long tenure in an organization.
mass media
Sociology; General sociology
Forms of communication designed to reach a vast audience without any personal contact between the senders and receivers.
master status
Sociology; General sociology
A position that is so central to the identity of the individual that it overshadows all other statuses.
materialism
Sociology; General sociology
The view that 'material conditions' (usually economic and technological factors) have the central role in determining social change.
matrilocality
Sociology; General sociology
A family residential pattern in which the husband is expected to live near to the wife's parents.
mean
Sociology; General sociology
A statistical measure of 'central tendency' or average based on dividing a total by the number of individual cases involved.
