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Role Conflict

Social Interaction

Definition Role conflict occurs when a person experiences competing demands or expectations from ...

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Nonverbal Social Interaction

Social Interaction

Definition Nonverbal social interaction refers to the way people communicate and connect without ...

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Exchange as Social Interaction

Social Interaction

Definition Exchange as social interaction refers to the process where individuals or groups excha...

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Ethnomethodology

Social Interaction

Definition Ethnomethodology is a sociological approach that studies how people create and maintai...

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Dramaturgy

Social Interaction

Definition Dramaturgy is a sociological concept developed by Erving Goffman, who compared social ...

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Distance Zones

Social Interaction

Definition Distance zones refer to the invisible boundaries people maintain between themselves an...

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Cooperation as Social Interaction

Social Interaction

Definition Cooperation as social interaction refers to when two or more individuals work together...

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Conflict as Social Interaction

Social Interaction

Definition Conflict as social interaction refers to a situation where two or more individuals or ...

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Competition as Social Interaction

Social Interaction

Definition Competition as social interaction refers to the way individuals or groups engage with ...

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Behavioral Ecology

Social Interaction

Definition Behavioral ecology is a field of study that examines how people behave in relation to ...

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Language

Culture Symbols and Meaning

Definition Language is a system of communication used by humans through the use of speech, writin...

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Division of Labor

Social Organization Social Structure

Definition The division of labor is a concept where tasks or processes are split into smaller, sp...

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Cultural Transmission Theory

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Cultural transmission theory in the context of crime and deviance explains how individ...

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Deviance as Individual Choice

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition The Theory of Deviance as Individual Choice is a sociological perspective that suggest...

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Pluralism

Culture Cultural Change and Continuity

Definition Pluralism in sociology refers to a social system or society characterized by diversity...

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Assimilation

Culture Cultural Change and Continuity

Definition Assimilation is a process through which individuals or groups adopt the cultural norms...

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Cultural Relativism

Culture Values and Beliefs

Definition Cultural relativism is the idea that a culture's beliefs, practices, and values should...

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Hans and Sybil Eysenck's Theory of Personality

Identity, Personality and Self-Concept ...

Definition Hans and Sybil Eysenck proposed a biologically based model of personality that emphasi...

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Biological Markers of Mental Illness

Psychological Disorders and Treatments Classification and Diagnosis

Definition Biological markers of mental illness, often called biomarkers, are measurable changes ...

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Stanford Prison Experiment

Turning Points

Definition The Stanford Prison Experiment was a groundbreaking study conducted in 1971 by psychol...

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