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Social Roles
Definition In psychology, social roles refer to the expectations and behaviors associated with a ...
Social Cohesion
Definition Social cohesion refers to the degree of unity, solidarity, and sense of belonging amon...
Rites of Passage
Definition Rites of passage are ceremonies or rituals that mark significant transitions in an ind...
Master Status
Definition In sociology, a master status is the social position that dominates all other statuses...
Gesellschaft
Definition: In sociology, "Gesellschaft" refers to a type of social organization characterized by...
Gemeinschaft
Definition In sociology, Gemeinschaft refers to a type of social group characterized by close per...
Ascribed Status
Definition Ascribed status refers to social positions or roles that are assigned to individuals a...
Psychological Theories of Deviance
Definition Psychological theories of deviance are frameworks that explain why individuals engage ...
Psychoanalytic Approach to Deviance
Definition The Psychoanalytic Approach to Deviance is a psychological approach that seeks to expl...
Mores
Definition Mores are the deeply held customs, behaviors, and beliefs of a society or culture that...
Mednick, Sarnoff Theory of Deviance
Definition Sarnoff Mednick's theory of deviance suggests that some individuals are biologically p...
Lombroso, Cesare Theory of Deviance
Definition Cesare Lombroso, an Italian criminologist from the late 19th century, proposed a theor...
Hooten and Sheldon Theory of Deviance
Definition The E.A. Hooten / William H. Sheldon theory of deviance is a perspective that examines...
Folkways
Definition Folkways are social conventions or customary ways of behaving that are considered appr...
Deviance as Individual Choice
Definition The Theory of Deviance as Individual Choice is a sociological perspective that suggest...
Deviance
Definition Deviance refers to behavior, beliefs, or actions that deviate from the accepted social...
Cultural Transmission Theory
Definition Cultural transmission theory in the context of crime and deviance explains how individ...
Biological Theories of Deviance
Definition Biological theories of deviance are explanations that focus on how biological factors,...
Behavioral Theories of Deviance
Definition Behavioral theories of deviance explain how individuals learn and adopt deviant behavi...
Anomie and Deviance
Definition Anomie theory of deviance, developed by sociologist Émile Durkheim, suggests that devi...