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Ch.6. vocab

exam 2

TermDefinition
premodern thought a belief in supernatural sources of truth and a commitment to traditional practices
nation states large territories governed by centralized powers that grant or deny citizenship rights
modern thought a belief in science as the sole source of truth and the idea that humans can rationally organize societies and improve human life
rationalization the process of embracing reason and using it to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of human activities
comparative sociology a research method that involves collecting and analyzing data about two or more cases that can be usefully compared and contrasted
case an instance of a thing of interest; it can be a person, a group of people, an organization, an event, or a place
social organization formal entities that coordinate collections of people in achieving a stated purpose
division of labor complicated tasks broken down into smaller parts and distributed to individuals who specialize in narrow roles
bureaucracies organizations with formal policies, strict hierarchies, and impersonal relations
postmodern thought a rejection of absolute truth (whether supernatural or scientific) in favor of countless partial truths, and a denunciation of the narrative of progress
gig work a segment of the labor market in which companies contract with individuals to complete one short-term job at a time
social institution widespread and enduring patterns of interaction with which we respond to categories of human need
ideologies shared ideas about how human life should be organized
social structure the entire set of interlocking social institutions in which we live
structural postion the features of our lives that determine our mix of opportunities and constraints
institutional discrimination widespread and enduring practices that persistently disadvantage some kinds of people while advantaging others
social stratification a persistent sorting of social groups into enduring hierarchies
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