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data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/b-NGiytT6HEjO0mV8xVwOKUy9EU=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-477537725-58b88ddc3df78c353cc1bc3c.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="A young Asian mother eats dessert with her daughter, demonstrating the concept of primary groups and primary relationships within sociology." class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/b-NGiytT6HEjO0mV8xVwOKUy9EU=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-477537725-58b88ddc3df78c353cc1bc3c.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="A young Asian mother eats dessert with her daughter, demonstrating the concept of primary groups and primary relationships within sociology." /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">Understanding Primary and Secondary Groups in Sociology</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_10-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_10-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026451" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/political-process-theory-3026451" data-ordinal="10"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/A69UE0yEMXg4Unu4YMryjWaU7sc=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-489057143-58b88df85f9b58af5c2dce6b.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="Protestors associated with Occupy Wall Street call for political and economic reforms, evoking the components of political process theory." class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/A69UE0yEMXg4Unu4YMryjWaU7sc=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-489057143-58b88df85f9b58af5c2dce6b.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="Protestors associated with Occupy Wall Street call for political and economic reforms, evoking the components of political process theory." /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">Political Process Theory</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_11-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_11-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="4171853" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/microaggression-definition-examples-4171853" data-ordinal="11"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/2YkmRcBnpULdALItVfM8Tz4LI1w=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/isolated-blue-man-512551131-5b4376a046e0fb0037969692.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="Blue silhouette stands apart from a crowd" class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/2YkmRcBnpULdALItVfM8Tz4LI1w=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/isolated-blue-man-512551131-5b4376a046e0fb0037969692.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="Blue silhouette stands apart from a crowd" /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">What Is a Microaggression? Everyday Insults With Harmful Effects</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_12-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_12-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026737" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/validity-definition-3026737" data-ordinal="12"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/frLEsyuEP6NKhketEl8MbhjoY4Y=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-871450678-5c704c2e46e0fb0001f87cad.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="Illustration of reading and research" class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/frLEsyuEP6NKhketEl8MbhjoY4Y=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-871450678-5c704c2e46e0fb0001f87cad.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="Illustration of reading and research" /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">Understanding Validity in Sociology</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_13-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_13-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026155" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/content-analysis-sociology-3026155" data-ordinal="13"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/XCesLg9GPhJosIhGaI-rqyxRmuU=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/BF0068-002_10-58b885553df78c353cbe1281.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="Three men watching woman walk past" class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/XCesLg9GPhJosIhGaI-rqyxRmuU=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/BF0068-002_10-58b885553df78c353cbe1281.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="Three men watching woman walk past" /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">Content Analysis: Method to Analyze Social Life Through Words, Images</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_14-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_14-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="4138213" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/social-order-definition-4138213" data-ordinal="14"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/fhAUCjFrrQIuuTLQ0x-WZfd1tNU=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-514165406-590affa25f9b5864701becf9-5c3e44dfc9e77c0001914221.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="People of different races work together to assemble a puzzle, symbolizing the concept of social order." class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/fhAUCjFrrQIuuTLQ0x-WZfd1tNU=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-514165406-590affa25f9b5864701becf9-5c3e44dfc9e77c0001914221.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="People of different races work together to assemble a puzzle, symbolizing the concept of social order." /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">What Is Social Order in Sociology?</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_15-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_15-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026120" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/consumerist-culture-3026120" data-ordinal="15"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/Z6uPfKSKEnnb6GCNY4mXbCUjZl0=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-470916028-58b885965f9b58af5c2a1e00.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="An anxious line of consumers waiting to purchase the first Apple Watch and a smiling man who has purchased one symbolize aspects of consumerist culture." class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/Z6uPfKSKEnnb6GCNY4mXbCUjZl0=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-470916028-58b885965f9b58af5c2a1e00.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="An anxious line of consumers waiting to purchase the first Apple Watch and a smiling man who has purchased one symbolize aspects of consumerist culture." /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">Definition of Consumerist Culture</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_16-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_16-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026313" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/ethnography-definition-3026313" data-ordinal="16"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/T3VZ9eBakZX_PopTaM1B0Q4ca2Q=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-165567723-58b889073df78c353cbfb766.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="A woman writes jottings in a notebook while conducting ethnography." class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/T3VZ9eBakZX_PopTaM1B0Q4ca2Q=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-165567723-58b889073df78c353cbfb766.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="A woman writes jottings in a notebook while conducting ethnography." /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">What Is Ethnography?</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_17-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_17-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026449" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/pilot-study-3026449" data-ordinal="17"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/gpRtWn4Dcli2GuFcFnZTkY1OKv0=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-487041631-58b88c615f9b58af5c2d1612.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="Researchers review the results of a pilot study, which is an important step to assessing the feasibility of a larger research project." class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/gpRtWn4Dcli2GuFcFnZTkY1OKv0=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-487041631-58b88c615f9b58af5c2d1612.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="Researchers review the results of a pilot study, which is an important step to assessing the feasibility of a larger research project." /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">Pilot Study in Research</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_18-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_18-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026768" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/xenocentrism-3026768" data-ordinal="18"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/tIbwHmurrQ4JIV47-aujViXaxaM=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-758283047-5c60ef5f46e0fb0001442335.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="Caucasian woman holding a feather and ritual incense" class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/tIbwHmurrQ4JIV47-aujViXaxaM=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-758283047-5c60ef5f46e0fb0001442335.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="Caucasian woman holding a feather and ritual incense" /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">Sociological Xenocentrism</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_19-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_19-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026622" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/conflict-theory-3026622" data-ordinal="19"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/cBFy8lMEmmwDSdybGg-_x3p-El8=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/TC_3026622-conflict-theory-5ad63b75a474be0036ab1069.png" width="219" height="146" alt="An illustration of conflict theory" class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/cBFy8lMEmmwDSdybGg-_x3p-El8=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/TC_3026622-conflict-theory-5ad63b75a474be0036ab1069.png" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="An illustration of conflict theory" /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">Understanding Conflict Theory</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_20-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_20-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026727" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/purposive-sampling-3026727" data-ordinal="20"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/VAPn_CjKG3UmbjffvgksYqi831Y=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-175822209-58b844095f9b5880809c4128.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="A robotic hand selecting a man for examination represents the creation of a purposive sample." class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/VAPn_CjKG3UmbjffvgksYqi831Y=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-175822209-58b844095f9b5880809c4128.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="A robotic hand selecting a man for examination represents the creation of a purposive sample." /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">Understanding Purposive Sampling</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_21-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_21-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026039" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/acculturation-definition-3026039" data-ordinal="21"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/3JiRQjb-oBWkN08C3GglxGNfQk0=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/acculturation-definition-3026039_FINAL-f35046104ed84135897f87171b922557.png" width="219" height="146" alt="What is acculturation? The process by which an individual or group adopts the practices and values of one culture while still retaining their own culture of origin." class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/3JiRQjb-oBWkN08C3GglxGNfQk0=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/acculturation-definition-3026039_FINAL-f35046104ed84135897f87171b922557.png" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="What is acculturation? The process by which an individual or group adopts the practices and values of one culture while still retaining their own culture of origin." /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">Understanding Acculturation and Why It Happens</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_22-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_22-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026626" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/game-theory-3026626" data-ordinal="22"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/IR-PJAGP5l-DCm4Zwq8aMSCLMsw=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/NakhornYuangkratokeEyeEm-5c795b9cc9e77c0001d19cfe.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="The midsection of a man playing chess" class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/IR-PJAGP5l-DCm4Zwq8aMSCLMsw=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/NakhornYuangkratokeEyeEm-5c795b9cc9e77c0001d19cfe.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="The midsection of a man playing chess" /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">What Is Game Theory?</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_23-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_23-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026071" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/globalization-definition-3026071" data-ordinal="23"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/pukkPkKEBRtaLE9uVejemPYNGEQ=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/casual-diversity-female-1206059-0a2b404f1da24960be7a71280e0dfa48.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="Diverse group of women in a line laughing together against a plain wall." class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/pukkPkKEBRtaLE9uVejemPYNGEQ=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/casual-diversity-female-1206059-0a2b404f1da24960be7a71280e0dfa48.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="Diverse group of women in a line laughing together against a plain wall." /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">What Is the Meaning of Globalization in Sociology?</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_24-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_24-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026329" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/formal-organization-3026329" data-ordinal="24"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/EFIO143rl1ROT8cMw6DFQMEM_Lw=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-548929059-58b888f25f9b58af5c2bb0dd.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="Students in a classroom wearing uniforms and raising hands" class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/EFIO143rl1ROT8cMw6DFQMEM_Lw=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-548929059-58b888f25f9b58af5c2bb0dd.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="Students in a classroom wearing uniforms and raising hands" /> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="block-content"> <div class="block-kicker" data-kicker="Key Concepts"></div> <span class="block-title">Definition of a Formal Organization</span> </div> </a></li> <li id="block-list-item_25-0" class="comp block-list-item mntl-block g-item"><a id="block_25-0" class="comp block block-small " data-doc-id="3026518" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/reference-group-3026518" data-ordinal="25"> <div class="loc block-media"><div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/jUdqtZDYJy7agNEOaRng0b7-kP4=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-121525128-58b88d035f9b58af5c2d760f.jpg" width="219" height="146" alt="A young girl mimics her mother as they apply makeup. We learn from reference groups how what is normal and how to behave." class="lazyload universal-image__image" data-expand="300" /> <noscript> <img src="https://www.thoughtco.com/thmb/jUdqtZDYJy7agNEOaRng0b7-kP4=/219x146/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-121525128-58b88d035f9b58af5c2d760f.jpg" width="219" height="146" class="img--noscript universal-image__image" alt="A young girl mimics her mother as they apply makeup. 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