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  1. A free online dictionary for students, teachers, & the curious to find meanings, examples, pronunciations, word origins, & quotations.

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      The Open Education Sociology Dictionary (OESD) is part of...

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      Citing the OESD: Please see the front page for general...

    • Ethnocentrism

      Related Quotations “Cultures do not generally remain static....

    • Sociological Imagination

      Definition of Sociological Imagination (noun) The use of...

    • Prejudice

      International Phonetic Alphabet. American English –...

    • Stereotype

      Stereotype - Open Education Sociology Dictionary: Free...

    • Meritocracy

      Definition of Meritocracy (noun) A system that fosters and...

    • Sanction

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  2. Glossary of Sociology terms A Achieved status: Social status based on an individual's effort, rather than traits assigned by biological factors. Examples of achieved status include 'veteran', 'graduate' or 'doctor'. Affirmative action: Action favouring those who tend to suffer from discrimination

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    “Class boundaries are also maintained by language, speech patterns, and pronunciation. Members of the upper class speak more directly and in a more assured manner than do members of the working and...
    “Throughout Western society there seems to be one informal or backstage language of behavior, and another language of behavior for occasions when a performance is being presented. The backstage lan...
  3. Providing an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the classical and the contemporary, this volume is an indispensable guide to the vibrant and expanding field of sociology. Featuring over 600 entries, from concise definitions to discursive

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  4. 1. If you are mixed up, you are confused, often because of emotional or social problems. [...] 2. To be mixed up in something bad, or with someone you disapprove of, means to be involved in it or with them. [...] More. Definitions of 'mixed-up' in a state of mental confusion; perplexed. [...] More. Grammar Question.

  5. 2 days ago · There is no better single-volume compilation for an up-to-date, readable and authoritative source of definitions, summaries and references in contemporary sociology’ A. H. Halsey. Wide-ranging and authoritative, this bestselling sociology dictionary is the most informative of its kind.

  6. A consistent best-seller, this wide-ranging and authoritative dictionary covers terminology, concepts, and thinkers in the field of sociology, as well as from the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science.