Category: Sociology Dictionary

  • Explanation: what does โ€˜intersectionalityโ€™ mean?

    Intersectionality: There are various forms of social stratification in the society, such as race, class, gender, sexuality, etc. they lead to the creation of inequality in the society by the differential treatment of individuals. We are often used to studying these forms of stratification separately to understand how people are treated in different ways. Weโ€ฆ

  • Short Notes on Race and ethnicity and Examples

    Race and ethnicity have been used interchangeably in the past, however the need to define the two has been recognized, in doing so, race has been recognized as the biological segregation of people, based on their skin color and ethnicity has been recognized more in terms of their culture. Ethnicity as a concept is separateโ€ฆ

  • What is heterosexism? Write a Short Note and Examples

    Heterosexism is the belief that heterosexuality is the normal social sexual orientation against homosexuality which then leads to discrimination and prejudice against the homosexuals. Homosexuality can be understood as the quality of being attracted solely to people who are of oneโ€™s own sex while heterosexuality is the quality of being attracted solely to people ofโ€ฆ

  • What is institutionalization in sociology?

    The process by which beliefs, norms, social roles, values, or certain modes of behaviour are embedded in an organisation, a social system, or a society as a whole is called institutionalization. These concepts are said to be institutionalized when they are sanctioned and internalised within a group or a society. Through institutionalization, rules and proceduresโ€ฆ

  • Understanding Max Weberโ€™s โ€œIron Cageโ€

    Iron cage is a concept proposed by the Sociologist, Max Weber, and one of its first references is seen in his well-known work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. However, the word was never used by him directly as he always wrote in the German language. It was Talcott Parsons, who coined theโ€ฆ

  • What is an Egalitarian Society

    Egalitarian Society: The term is derived from the French word eแฟฝgal which means equal. Egalitarianism as a political ideology can be defined as the doctrine that sees each and every person as equal in their moral status, thereby granting them equal rights and opportunities. As a social doctrine, it advocates the removal of economic inequalitiesโ€ฆ

  • Ideal and Real Culture โ€“ Differences and Examples

    Ideal culture refers to the practices, values or norms that society is supposed to follow or desires to achieve. It refers to those goals that a society considers ideal, or worth aiming for.ย  We see what we want to see and we say what we want to say instead of what the actual interpretation ofโ€ฆ