Sociology Terms (ENGLISH Definitions)

Société

A group of people who live together and share rules and habits

Socialisation

The process of learning how to behave in society

Normes

Rules or expectations on how to act

Sauvages-People who grew up with no contact with human society

Isolés

People who were separated from society for a long time

Socialisation primaire

What you learn when you are very young

Socialisation secondaire

What you learn later in life

Socialisation anticipée

When you learn how to behave for a future role (e.g. before starting a new job)

Pairs (amis)

People your age that you spend time with

Rôles sexuels

What society expects from men and women

Socialisation sexuelle

What you learn about behaviours related to sexuality

Hétérosexisme

Thinking that being straight is better or more normal than other orientations

Ensemble de statuts

All the roles that a person has in society

Institutions personnelles

Groups that teach us how to live (family

Implantés

Something that has become an important part of a society

Institutions / Établissements totalitaires

Places where people must follow strict and controlled rules (prison

Resocialisation

Learning how to behave after a big life change

Fonction latente

An unexpected side effect

Fonction manifeste

What people expect or plan for when they engage in a particular behavior or participate in a social institution

Intégristes

People who follow very strict beliefs and refuse to change

Cérémonie avilissante

An action that embarasses someone to take away their old role or identity

Statique sociale

What does not change in a society

Dynamique sociale

What changes/evolves in a society

Équilibre

When things stay stable in a society

Suicide égoïste

When someone commits suicide because they are very isolated

Suicide altruiste

When someone commits suicide for the good of the group

Suicide anomique

When someone commits suicide because of stress related to a big change in society

Classisme

Discrimination against people of certain social classes

Bourgeoisie

The rich and powerful people

Prolétariat

The working people

Bureaucratie

An organization with lots of rules and paperwork

Universaux

Things that all societies have in common

Brutalité

Excessive violence