Sociology Vocabulary
Across
- 2. A simplified belief about a group of people
- 5. Sanction A reward for following norms
- 6. An image, graph or text showing information or ideas
- 7. Forms of communication such as TV, film and social media
- 8. The ability to influence or control others
- 9. A movement aiming for moderate social change
- 11. A movement aiming for major or radical change
- 13. A research method using questionnaires to gather data
- 14. Behaviour that goes against social norms
- 16. A group of people living together and sharing institutions and culture
- 17. A social classification based on physical characteristics
- 20. Legitimate power accepted by society
- 21. Research focused on opinions, experiences and meanings
- 22. A research method involving questions and discussion
- 24. Norm Expected standard of behaviour within society
- 25. Unfair treatment of people based on characteristics
- 26. A general pattern or direction of change
- 27. Variety of different cultures, groups or identities in society
- 30. The study of society, social behaviour and human interaction
- 32. Sanction Everyday social reward or punishment from others
- 33. A negative attitude or opinion about a group
Down
- 1. Sanction A punishment for breaking norms
- 2. The process of learning social norms and values
- 3. Shared cultural background, traditions or ancestry
- 4. Behaviour that follows social norms
- 10. A smaller group within society with different norms or values
- 12. Research focused on numbers, statistics and data
- 15. Change Changes in society over time
- 18. Shared beliefs, customs, values and behaviours of a group
- 19. A preference or opinion that is unfair or one-sided
- 23. Shared ideas about what is important or desirable
- 24. Rewards or punishments used to enforce norms
- 28. Sanction Official reward or punishment given by organisations
- 29. Rules or expectations about how people should behave
- 31. Watching behaviour to collect sociological data