Sociology: Core Concepts
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What is sociology?
The scientific study of society, social behavior, and human groups.
What is culture?
The shared beliefs, values, norms, and practices of a group.
What is a social norm?
A shared expectation for how people should behave in a given situation.
What is socialization?
The lifelong process of learning a society's norms, values, and roles.
What is a social institution?
An established structure that meets a society's needs, such as family, education, or religion.
What is the difference between a status and a role?
A status is a social position; a role is the expected behavior attached to it.
What is social stratification?
The ranking of groups in a hierarchy of wealth, power, and prestige.
What is the sociological imagination?
C. Wright Mills's idea of connecting personal experiences to larger social forces.
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