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Altruism
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To care for or put the needs of
other people ahead of your own personal needs
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Cluster
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a group or gathering of types of
people or things
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Collective
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a large group who act together for
a common purpose
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Communities
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May be thought of as collections
of people with a social structure within societies (although, in the digital
age this has wider meaning). Communities have a sense of belonging.
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Contagion or contagious
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The rapid spread of a disease or
of an idea due to close contact with others.
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Epidemic
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the contagious spread of disease,
like flu or cholera.
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Ethnicity / Ethnic group
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A social group or subgroup: a
tribe, the Bedouins, or identity by language, or regional identity
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Globalisation / globalism
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Post WWII rapid spread of global
trade, industry and marketing by large MNCs like Coca-Cola or the dominance
of English, Hollywood etc.
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Hierarchy
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Any system of persons or things
ranked one above another.
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Institutions
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Structures that meet the needs of
society (e.g. educational systems, marriage, financial institutions, laws
etc…)
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Interact
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Act in such a way as to have an
effect on each other; communicate or be involved directly
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Localism / anti-globalism
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the emphasis on local products,
defense of one’s economy, own language or customs against standardized
globalisation
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Macrosociology
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The whole society, population,
institutions, war, poverty, the economy and how they affect the individual
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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A theory of how people prioritize
their needs from infancy to adulthood
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Methodology
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The approach or steps taken in
setting about a task, problem, etc.
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Microsociology
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The individual or small group like
the family, schools, groups and how they affect society.
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Norm
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what is considered acceptable or
customary behavior as in a social norm
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Social
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to be part of a society or to
reflect an aspect of human interaction
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social class
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a division of a society based on
social and economic status.
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Social Network
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a social structure of interactions
between individuals or organizations and the relationships that form and move
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Society
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Is a large social grouping that
shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political
authority and dominant cultural expectations.
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Stratification
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The hierarchical or vertical
division of society according to rank, caste, or class.
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Structural Functionalism
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Views society as a system of
interdependent parts whose functions contribute to the stability and survival
of the system.
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Systematic
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Having, showing, or involving an
ordered method, or plan
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Widower Effect
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The emotional, physical and social
impact when one’s spouse, wife, husband or someone close to you dies
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