Sociology: Social Institutions
Family, education, religion, government, and economy as social institutions.
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What are the established and enduring patterns of social relationships that organize social life?
Social Institutions
Which family structure consists of two parents and their biological or adopted children living in a single household?
Nuclear Family
According to Max Weber, what type of authority is based on long-standing customs and beliefs?
Traditional Authority
What is the process through which religion's influence on other social institutions and daily life diminishes?
Secularization
Which economic system is characterized by private ownership of the means of production and the pursuit of profit?
Capitalism
What term describes the religious belief in a single, all-powerful deity?
Monotheism
What term refers to the non-academic knowledge students learn in school, such as following rules and respecting authority?
Hidden Curriculum
In the sociology of education, what is the practice of assigning students to specific curriculum groups based on perceived ability?
Tracking
According to Emile Durkheim, what term describes things set apart as extraordinary, inspiring awe and reverence?
Sacred
What concept by Talcott Parsons describes the rights and obligations of those who are ill within a society?
The Sick Role
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