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Sociology Vocab
Words I am unfamiliar with that I found in books of sociology
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Sociology
Undergraduate 3
06/21/2014

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Boolean
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pertaining to a deductive logical system used to represent symbolically the relationships between sets, classes, and other entities (Social Research Methods)
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Brahmin
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a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus (Weber: Selections in Translation)
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Calderon
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Spanish dramatist and poet (Weber: Selections in Translation)
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Catiline
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Roman politician and conspirator (Weber: Selections in Translation)
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chaplain
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an ecclesiast attached to a chapel, or someone who says the prayer or invocation at an assembly
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cutter
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a single-masted sailing vessel (Social Research Methods)
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cybernetics
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the study of human control functions and of mechanical and electronic systems designed to replace them, involving the application of statistical mechanics to communication engineering (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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Dadaism
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a nihilistic artistic movement of the early 20th century in Western Europe and the United States, founded on principles of irrationality, incongruity, and irreverence toward accepted aesthetic criteria, exploiting accidental effects in their work (Going Solo)
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determinate
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having defined limits (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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dross
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waste matter, refuse (Social Research Methods)
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eclat
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acclaim (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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Edmund Husserl
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German philosopher
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eminent domain
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the power of the government to take private property for public use (Going Solo)
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emulsion
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any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid (Sidewalk)
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epidemiology
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the branch of medicine dealing with epidemics (Going Solo)
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epistemology
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a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge (Social Research Methods)
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eremite (n)
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a hermit or recluse (Going Solo)
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esprit de corps
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a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a cause (Social Research Methods)
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ethnomusicology
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the study of folk and primitive music and their relationship to the cultures and people to which they belong (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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exigency
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a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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expiate
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to atone for (Weber: Selections in Translation)
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Felix Weingartner
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Austrian composer, conductor, and writer
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financier
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a person engaged in managing large financial operations, whether public or corporate (Social Research Methods)
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flagship
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a ship carrying the flag officer or commander of a fleet, and displaying the officer's flag; the main vessel of a shipping line
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frigate
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a fast naval vessel, frequently armed with guided missiles (Social Research Methods)
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gadfly
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a person who persistently annoys others with criticism and requests (Sidewalk)
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galley
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a seagoing vessel propelled mainly by oars, used in ancient and medieval times
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Ghibelline
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a member of the aristocratic party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the sovereignty of the German emperors over the papacy (Weber)
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graphology
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the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an indication of the writer's character, personality, and abilities (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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Guelph
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a member of the political party of medieval Italy and Germany that supported the sovereingty of the papacy against the German emperors (Weber)
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Gyorgy Lukacs
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Hungarian literary critic (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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idiographic
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pertaining to or involving the study of individual cases or events (Social Research Methods)
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immanent
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inherent (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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in situ
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situated in the original or natural place (Sidewalk)
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incipient
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in an initial stage (Going Solo)
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jocular
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joking or jesting (Going Solo)
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jurist
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a person versed in the law, as a judge or lawyer (Going Solo)
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Kulturpolitik GERMAN
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"cultural policy" (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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magisterial
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befitting a master, authoritative; imperious, domineering (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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mahjongg
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a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces, the object to build a winning combination of pieces (Going Solo)
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Martin Buber
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Austrian Jewish philosopher, theologian, and scholar of Hasidism (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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ontology
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the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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parlance
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a way or manner of speaking, vernacular (Sidewalk)
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patrician
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a person of noble rank, aristocrat (Weber)
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phenomenology
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the study of phenomena, or immediate objects of awareness in experience (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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Pitirim Alexandrovitch Sorokin
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U.S. sociologist born in Russia
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polemical
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controversial (Going Solo)
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polis
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an ancient Greek city-state (Going Solo)
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positivism
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a philosophical system founded by Auguste Comte, concerned with positive facts and phenomena, and excluding speculation upon ultimate causes or origins (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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pundit
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a critic or commentator (Going Solo)
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Rainer Maria Rilke
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Austrian poet (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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repartee
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a quick, witty reply, or a witty conversation (Sidewalk)
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repellant (adj)
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causing distaste or aversion (Going Solo)
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retrench
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to curtail expenses (Going Solo)
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Robert Merton
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U.S. sociologist
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salient
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prominent or conspicuous (Going Solo)
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simulacrum
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an unreal or superficial likeness or semblance (Going Solo)
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sinecure
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an office or position requiring little work, especially one yielding profitable returns (Weber)
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stenographic
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shorthand produced by a stenograph, a keyboard instrument similar to a typewriter (Sidewalk)
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stoicism
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a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 BC, that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature. Stoics repressed their emotions and were seemingly indifferent to pleasure and pain (Going Solo)
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suasion
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persuasion (Going Solo)
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superlative
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of the highest kind or order, surpassing all others (Going Solo)
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supra
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above (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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tonic
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invigorating physically, mentally, or morally (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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transcendentalism
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the philosophy based upon the doctrine that the principles of reality are to be discovered by the processes of thought, or a philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual over the empirical (Going Solo)
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trenchant
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clearly or sharply defined (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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vanguard
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the leader of a movement
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vestibule
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a hall or antechamber between the outer door and the interior part of a house or building (Sidewalk)
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vicissitude
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a change or variation occurring in the course of something (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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nexus
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a connected series or group (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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congeries (kon-JEER-eez)
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a collection of items or parts in one mass (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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lineal
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linear (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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transmute
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to transform (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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axiom
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a universally accepted principle or rule (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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prepossess
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to dominate mentally beforehand, as a prejudice (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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impetuous
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characterized by rash action and emotion (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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constellation
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a group of ideas, feelings, or characteristics (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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consummate
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to complete to perfection, to fulfill; to complete an arrangement or contract (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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adjudge
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to declare or pronounce formally (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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ethnology
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a branch of anthropology that analyzes cultures, especially their historical development (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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travail
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painfully difficult or burdensome work (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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requite
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to make repayment or return for (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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exogamy
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marriage outside a specific social unit (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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sui generis
Definition
of its own kind, unique (On Individuality and Social Forms)
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