sociology

sociological perspective

global perspective

high-income countries

middle-income countries

low-income countries

positivism

theory

theoretical approach

structural-function approach

social structure

manifest functions

social functions

latent functions

social dysfunction

social-conflict approach

gender-conflict theory

feminism

race-conflict theory

macro-level orientation

symbolic-interaction approach

micro-level orientation

positivist sociology

science

imperical evidence

concept

variable

measurement

reliability

validity

correlation

cause and effect

interpretive sociology

critical sociology

gender

research method

experiment

survey

participant observation

stereotype

high culture

popular culture

subculture

multiculturalism

Eurocentrism

Afrocentrism

counterculture

cultural integration

cultural lag

ethnocentrism

cultural relativism

cultural universals

sociobiology

culture

nonmaterial culture

material culture

society

culture shock

symbol

language

cultural transmission

Sapir-Whorf thesis

values

beliefs

norms

mores

folkways

technology

hunting and gathering

horticulture

agriculture

pastoralism

industry

postindustrialism