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Sociology

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society A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory
status is a state, condition, or situation.
status set is a collection of social statuses that an individual holds. A person may have status of a daughter, wife, mother, student, worker, church member and a citizen.
role set a situation where a single status may have more than one role attached to it.
ascribed status is the social status a person is assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life
achieved status position earned or chosen. opposite of ascribed status
role strain when two or more roles don't work together
role conflict conflict among the roles corresponding to two or more statuses
master status high social position is primary characteristic of this status
primary group small social group, close relationships
secondary group less personal
gemeinschaft a type of social organization with weak social solidarity resulting from cultural pluralism and predominately impersonal relationships
gesellschaft individual comes before society society
group size and relationship size is important in groups. Less people more intimate relationships. More people less sincere relationships
social group two or more humans who interact with one another, share similar characteristics and collectively share a sense of unity.
instrumental leadership goal oriented leadership
expressive leadership motivated by relationships
network groups of people connected to each other such as through family or friendship
reference groups a group to which an individual or another group is compared.
crime An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
stigma extreme disapproval of (or discontent with) a person on socially characteristic grounds that are perceived, and serve to distinguish them, from other members of a society.
social stratification "classification of people into groups based on shared socio-economic conditions ... a relational set of inequalities with economic, social, political and ideological dimensions.
social mobility the movement of individuals or groups in social standing social position
intergenerational mobility movement within or between social classes and occupations
structural social mobility
caste system
class system
socioeconomic status
conflict theory
social inequality
race
ethnicity
active bigot
timid bigot
fair weather liberal
all weather liberal
minority
prejudice
discrimination
stereotype
pluralism
asimilation
amalgamation
segregation
annihilation
racism
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