Social constructionism

Culture ( or ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, attitudes, and habits of the individuals in these groups. Culture often originates from or is attributed to a specific region or location.

French philosopher (1926–1984)

Gender is the range of social, psychological, cultural, and behavioral aspects of being a man (or boy), woman (or girl), or portraying a third gender. Although gender often corresponds to sex, a transgender person may identify with a gender other than their sex assigned at birth. Most cultures have a strict gender binary, in which gender is divided into two categories, and people are considered part of one or the other; those who are outside these groups may fall under the umbrella term non-binary. Some societies have third genders (and fourth genders, etc.) such as the hijras of South Asia an

consists of ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings

assumption of and reliance on the honesty of another party

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French sociologist and philosopher (1947–2022)

thumb|God Speed (painting)|God Speed by English artist [[Edmund Leighton, 1900: depicting an armored knight departing for war and leaving behind his wife or sweetheart]] Courtship is the period when some couples become familiar with each other prior to a possible marriage or committed, de facto relationship. Courtship traditionally may begin after a betrothal and may conclude with the celebration of marriage. A courtship may be an informal and private matter between two people or may be a public affair, or a formal arrangement with family approval. Traditionally, in the case of a formal hetero

Greek-French philosopher (1922–1997)

American sociologist (1899–1959)

American sociologist (1929–2017)

conceptual framework regarding society, race, and culture

American-Austrian sociologist (1927-2016)

theory that shared understandings of the world create shared assumptions about reality

set of concepts and theoretical perspectives in social sciences on how individuals, groups, and societies, organize, perceive, and communicate about reality

differences between the spectrum of a number of bodily characteristics and the spectrum of identities that are a social construct

concept in sociology and political science, introduced by Benedict Anderson in the homonym book

Australian sociologist (1944-)

phrase separating reality from fiction or social media

Medicalization is the process by which human conditions and problems come to be defined and treated as medical conditions, and thus become the subject of medical study, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment. Medicalization can be driven by new evidence or hypotheses about conditions; by changing social attitudes or economic considerations; or by the development of new medications or treatments.

state of being "normal", as opposed to being deviant, eccentric or unusual. Behavior can be normal for an individual (intrapersonal normality) when it is consistent with the most common behaviour for that person

view of problems related to human disability as caused by a societal failure to accommodate disabilities

approach to human geography that examines human behavior using a disaggregate approach

social-science theory for understanding human activities as systemic and socially situated phenomena based on research by Sergei Rubinstein in the 1930s

social norm of responding to a positive action with another positive action, rewarding kind actions

theory of how the self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them

recently invented cultural practice perceived as old

five or more largest and most widespread religious movements

branch in philosophy of science

Egyptian feminist

subfield of sociology

study of science as a social activity

academic discipline

theory within the field of Science and Technology Studies

property of one having composure or being admired

distinct from biological reality or individual cognitive reality

American philosopher (1955-)

disused conception of a person's racial or ethnic makeup

place on the human body which it is usually customary to keep covered with clothing in public areas

fear of being a victim of crime as opposed to the actual probability of being a victim of crime

what is generally agreed to be reality, based on a consensus view

socially constructed norm relating to female body image

pejorative term for the practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses and aggressively promoting their public awareness in order to expand the markets for treatment

The term ' (German for "primeval monotheism") or "primitive monotheism'" expresses the hypothesis of a monotheistic Urreligion, from which polytheistic religions allegedly degenerated. This evolutionary view of religious development contrasts diametrically with another evolutionary view on the development of religious thought: the hypothesis that religion progressed from simple forms to complex: first pre-animism, then animism, totemism, polytheism, and finally monotheism.

proposed causes of autism

Educational practice of interaction among students

book by Benedict Anderson

segregation of society into different social groups

Chronemics is an anthropological, philosophical, and linguistic subdiscipline that describes how time is perceived, coded, and communicated across a given culture. It is one of several subcategories to emerge from the study of nonverbal communication.

theory concerning the ways individuals' perspectives and the power that such authority exerts

Sociotechnology (short for "social technology") is the study of processes on the intersection of society and technology. Vojinović and Abbott define it as "the study of processes in which the social and the technical are indivisibly combined". Sociotechnology is an important part of socio-technical design, which is defined as "designing things that participate in complex systems that have both social and technical aspects".

study of the structures that produce white privilege, the examination of what whiteness is when analyzed as a race, a culture, and a source of systemic racism, and the exploration of other social phenomena related to White people

American psychologist

British sociologist

American academic

Overqualification is the state of being educated beyond what is necessary or requested by an employer for a position with the business. There can often be high costs for companies associated with training employees. This could be problematic for candidates resulting in failure to secure employment for the position in question. Employers foresee costs related to hiring such “overqualified” candidates. When seeking employment, candidates should consider providing explanation to potential employers as to why they are seeking a position that requires less skill, education and therefore less pay th

American academic

Field of research and study

social process by which certain behavior becomes common or even the norm