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Sociological terminology
- Social classThe word class comes from Latin, where census takers sorted citizens by wealth. It decided military service.
- IdeologyThe word ideology was coined by a French aristocrat sitting in prison.
- Power (social and political)Fear of social exclusion can move a person more than physical punishment.
- Structure and agencyAnthony Giddens argued that society shapes people and people shape society. He called this the duality of structure.
- Trust (social science)Building trust takes repeated good behavior, but one act can destroy it. Once broken, it is very hard to regain.
- Identity (social science)Identity comes from a Latin word pointing to sameness with others. So why does it also mean what makes you unique?
- Work (human activity)In Tom Sawyer, Tom turns a chore into something his friends will pay to do. Only the label changed, not the task.
- Western cultureWestern culture has no fixed borders on any map. The idea still shapes alliances, constitutions and wars.
- Social networkWhat matters more, who you are or who you know? Social network research keeps pointing toward the connections.
- Sphere of influenceA secret 1939 protocol divided northern and eastern Europe between Nazi and Soviet spheres.
- Pre-industrial societyPicture a pre-industrial village where roughly 98 out of every 100 people were peasants.