sociology - Concepts

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Concepts

Looking-Glass Self - The sociological concept that individuals form their self-concept and identity largely based on how they believe others perceive them, as if seeing themselves reflected in a social mirror.
Cultural Lag - The gap that occurs when technological and material changes outpace the adaptation of social norms, values, laws, and institutions.
Fifth Column - A group of people who secretly work to undermine an organization or nation from within.
Reciprocity Norm - The unwritten social rule that people should help those who have helped them.
Third Place - Social environments separate from home (first) and work (second) that foster community.
Matthew Effect - The rich get richer phenomenon where early advantages compound over time.
Deskilling - The process by which skilled work is eliminated or reduced through technology, automation, or work reorganization, transferring expertise from workers to machines or systems.
Hidden Curriculum - The unwritten lessons, values, and norms taught implicitly through school culture and structure.
Social Exchange - A sociological theory viewing human relationships as involving exchange of resources and rewards.
Habitus - Bourdieu's concept of deeply ingrained habits, skills, and dispositions acquired through life experience.