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A collection of values and preferences which is communicated to subcultural participants through a process of socialization.
Industry:Sociology
A concept which compares society to a physical organism and sees criminality as an illness.
Industry:Sociology
A condition said to exist when a group is faced with social change, uneven development of culture, maladaptiveness, disharmony, conflict, and lack of consensus.
Industry:Sociology
A course of action that government takes in an effort to solve a problem or to achieve an end.
Industry:Sociology
Those derived from the medical sciences, including neurology, and which, like other psychological theories, focus on the individual as the unit of analysis.
Industry:Sociology
The reality-testing part of the personality; also referred to as the reality principle. More formally, the personality component that is conscious, most immediately controls behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.
Industry:Sociology
The rights which, according to natural law theorists, individuals retain in the face of government action and interests.
Industry:Sociology
The shared expectations of a social group relative to personal conduct.
Industry:Sociology
