Basic Concepts & Terms of Sociology

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Society
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Definitions Of Society

Types Of Societies

Community

Cultural Relativism

Association
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Main Characteristics Of Association

Culture
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The Development Of Culture

Diffusion

Cultural Lag

Cultural Relativism

Ethnocentrism

Values
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General And Specific Values

Means Values, Ends Values, And Ultimate Values

Values Conflict With One Another

Social Norms

Social Institutions

Cooperation

Competition
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Nature And Characteristics Of Competition

Conflict
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Harmful Effects Of Conflict

Useful Functions Of Conflict

Accommodation

Assimilation

Acculturation

Social Groups
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Primary Groups

Secondary Groups

Reference Groups

Social System

Status And Role

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Ascribed Statuses

Achieved Statuses

Socialization

Deviance

Conformity

Law

Customs

Acculturation

Integration

Social Distance

Some Of Terms And The Theorists

Important Points To Remember

Important Books And Authors

Important Concepts And Their Theorists

Sociology of Media