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Individual and Society : Key Terms
Key Terms


The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.

A


alienation



anomie
B


basic human needs



bureaucracy
C


capitalist
category
class
coercive organization



cognitive development
crowd
cultural relativism
cultural transmission
D


death instinct



dyad
E


ethnocentrism



Eurocentrism
F


false consciousness



formal organization

G


group dynamics



I


in-groups



J


justice perspective



L


language



life instinct
M


material culture
mechanical solidarity
moral development



moral reasoning
multiculturalism
N


nature vs. nurture
nonmaterial culture



normative organization
norms
O


organic solidarity



out-groups
P


peer group
primary group



profit
proletarian
R


reference group



S


secondary group
self
sensorimotor stage
social diversity



social group
socialization
stereotype
symbols
T


triad



U


utilitarian organization



V


values



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