This page gathers the 340 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Sociology”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 3 of 4: from “neofeudalism” to “Southern hospitality”.
- neofeudalism noun The contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- New Russian noun A Russian person of a newly rich business class who acquired their wealth in the 1990s in post-Soviet Russia.
- nominate verb To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.
- nonplace noun An anthropological space of transience where human beings remain anonymous, such as an airport or shopping mall.
- nonrunaway noun A person who has not run away from home.
- normalcy bias noun A human tendency to respond to threat warnings with disbelief or minimization, and to similarly underestimate a disaster's deleterious…
- normalization noun A process whereby artificial and unwanted norms of behaviour and models of behaviour are made to seem natural and wanted, through…
- occupationalist noun One of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a sociologist who is primarily committed to some sociological questions or…
- official language noun A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.
- oral adj Not having reached the stage of literacy.
- organic adj Describing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex…
- outgroup noun The group of people who do not belong to one's own social group.
- overaccommodation noun excessive convergence; the situation where a speaker is overaccommodative
- overt prestige noun Prestige acquired in a community by using a standard or formal language variety associated with power and status.
- parentification noun A process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.
- pass verb To be accepted by others as a member of a race, sex, or other group to which one does not belong or would not have originally appeared to…
- passable adj able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard one as belonging.
- passer noun One who is able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard them as…
- passing noun The ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own.
- patrilocality noun A socially instituted practice whereupon a married couple lives with or near the family of the husband.
- patriology noun A complex of male-dominated or male-centered aspects of cultural and social life; patriarchy.
- pattern variable noun Any of a set of contrasting pairs of characteristics said to be associated with various kinds of social interaction: affectivity –…
- periphractic adj Marginalizing; making a group peripheral and thereby denying them access to something.
- personal space noun The physical space closely surrounding a person, which can lead to discomfort, anger or anxiety if it is encroached.
- phalanx noun A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.
- pluralism noun A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.
- polarization noun The grouping of opinions into two extremes.
- polyculture noun A multiculture; a polycultural society, sometimes especially one in which multiple cultures exist without one dominating.
- positionality noun The social context one inhabits that shapes and defines a person's identity and perspective.
- positive action noun A form of affirmative action that attempts to assist members of an underrepresented group without prejudicing the criteria of selection by…
- positive eugenics noun A social philosophy which advocates for human enhancement by selecting for positive or desirable traits in a species.
- postmaterialism noun The theory that a positive correlation exists between one's level of affluence during childhood and such values, and that these persist…
- postsocial adj Of or relating to a state of being, or a period of history, that follows the breakdown or transcendence of traditional social structures.
- poststratification noun Stratification performed after another process.
- power distance noun A measure of the willingness of individuals to accept the unequal distribution of power within a society or organization.
- power gap noun The difference between two people that causes one person to treat the other person badly, because the other person is seen as lower than…
- precariat noun People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability…
- precarity noun The condition of existence without predictability or security, thus affecting material or psychological welfare; (countable) an instance of…
- prestation noun A gift in the context of a non-market society; a giving that takes place in a non-economic sphere
- prestige adj Regarded as relatively prestigious; often, considered the standard language or language variety, or a part of such a variety.
- problematic adj Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism).
- professionym noun A term, title, or form of address used to designate or identify a person or group by their profession.
- public noun A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.
- rational choice theory noun A theory that argues individual decisions are based on that individual's understanding of the costs and benefits of a given action, shaped…
- reappropriate verb To reclaim a term that was previously used to disparage the reclaimers' own social group.
- reclaim verb To bring back a term into acceptable usage, usually of a slur, and usually by the group that was once targeted by that slur.
- recuperate verb To co-opt (a problematic or suspect idea) so that it becomes part of an accepted discourse; to reclaim.
- recuperation noun Process by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society.
- reinscribe verb To reproduce an idea in a new context or manifestation, typically in a way that reinforces it or extends its influence.
- religionize verb To interpret or conceptualize as religion.
- rememberer noun One who remembers several words and phrases from a moribund language, but never became fluent in it.
- remigrationism noun The policy or practice of the remigration of immigrant or other minority cultures to another place, or to their place of emigration.
- remigrationist noun An advocate of the policy or practice of the remigration of immigrant or other minority cultures to another place, or to their place of…
- resonance noun A quality of human relationship with the world.
- responsibilization noun Transfer of responsibility from higher authorities to communities or individuals who are then called on to take an active role in resolving…
- reverse bigotry noun Bigotry toward a dominant or privileged group of people by a group that has historically been the target of discrimination.
- reverse integration noun A form of social integration where the dominant group integrates with the minority or marginalized, rather than the other way round, e.g.…
- reverse racism noun Racism against the racial majority (either a member or group of that majority or the majority in general).
- ruling class noun The social class within a society that holds dominant power and controls its main institutions, especially those linked to the economy…
- safe space noun A place or domain serving as a tolerant environment for people (especially a marginalized group) where they do not face harassment…
- satisfice verb Of human behavior: to make a choice that suffices to fulfill the minimum requirements to achieve an objective, without special regard for…
- saviorism noun A worldview according to which some people are saviors and others need to be saved by them.
- schoolscape noun The linguistic setting of a school or education institution, especially the visual language in terms of signage.
- segregation noun The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into various categories which occurs due to…
- self-defeating prophecy noun A situation in which the occurrence of a predicted event becomes less likely by predicting the event.
- self-hatred noun Disrespect or disdain for one’s own demographic (but not necessarily oneself).
- sex trafficking noun Human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
- sexual capital noun The social power an individual or group accrues as a result of their sexual attractiveness and social charm.
- sheltered adj (Of a person) who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians, often lacking social skills or worldly experience as a result.
- side bet noun An investment of time, money, or resources that reinforces one's commitment to a course of action.
- silent treatment noun A form of communication refusal where one person deliberately ignores or withholds interaction from another, often in order to express…
- situated adj Embedded or rooted within a culture.
- snowball sampling noun A nonprobability sampling technique where existing study subjects recruit future subjects from among their acquaintances.
- social action noun an act which takes into account the actions and reactions of individuals or "agents". Associated with Max Weber.
- social construct noun A social convention or perception, such as class or gender, used by a particular society to describe human behavior.
- social constructionism noun A theory of knowledge according to which human beings rationalize their experience by creating a model of the social world and how it…
- social contagion noun The spontaneous spread of behaviour when it is unconsciously copied from one individual by another; a behavior that spreads in this manner.
- social cue noun A verbal or non-verbal signal expressed through the face, body, voice, motion, and used to guide conversations as well as other social…
- social death noun The alienation of certain people from society to the point of being forgotten, excluded, or ignored.
- social distance noun The distance between different social groups, e.g. in terms of class, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-identity, etc.
- social engineering noun Use of numerical data to inform social programs.
- social mobility noun The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life…
- social network noun A network of personal or business contacts, built and updated by social networking (human interactions of all types); (now especially…
- social power noun The ability of an actor to change the incentive structures of other actors in order to bring about an outcome.
- social standing noun Synonym of social status: one's position within a social hierarchy, one's value relative to society.
- social status noun One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value…
- socialization noun The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.
- sociation noun Interactions and relationships among people.
- societalization noun The theory attributed to sociologist Q112383134 (Q112383134) that modernisation makes social life increasingly fragmented with a loss of…
- sociofugal adj Of a place, etc.: involving the arrangement of a group of people so that each person can maintain some privacy from the others.
- sociogenomics noun The study of the multivariate feedback loops by which nature and nurture (genetics and environment) interact with and shape each other.
- sociolect noun The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.
- sociolinguistic variable noun A feature, either lexical or phonetical, that is correlated with extralingual factors such as the setting, speaker, addressee etc.
- sociological imagination noun A framework for understanding social reality that places personal experiences within a broader social and historical context.
- sociometer noun A theoretical gauge of interpersonal relationships, typically realised as self-esteem.
- sociopetal adj Of a place, etc.: involving the arrangement of a group of people so that each person can see and interact with the others.
- sociophysics noun The study of social and political behavior using tools and concepts from physics and physical chemistry
- sociosexuality noun The sociological aspects of sexuality.
- socius noun According to Gilles Deleuze, a social body that takes credit for production.
- Southern hospitality noun The cultural stereotype of warmth, kindness, and generosity shown by people in the Southern United States toward guests, strangers, and…