kulturni relativizam

The theory, espoused by Marvin Harris, that ideas, values, and religious beliefs are the means or products of adaptation to environmental conditions ("material constraints").

kulturni šok

社会学; 社会学全般

The feeling of surprise and disorientation that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own.

karma

社会学; 社会学全般

A belief that all beings of lifeögods includedöare subject to the same hopeless cycle of pain, suffering, and rebirth.

kinship

社会学; 社会学全般

The state of being related to others.

etiketiranje

社会学; 社会学全般

The identification or stereotyping individuals or groups in a negative light that keeps them from achieving their potential.

teorija etiketiranja

社会学; 社会学全般

An approach to deviance that attempts to explain why certain people are viewed as deviants while others engaging in the same behavior are not.

radnička snaga

社会学; 社会学全般

A term used by Karl Marx to describe the aggregate of mental and physical capabilities which workers use to create products.

gvozdeni zakon oligarhije

社会学; 社会学全般

A principle of organizational life developed by Robert Michels under which even democratic organizations will become bureaucracies ruled by a few individuals.