sociology - Concepts

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Concepts

Fifth Column - A group of people who secretly work to undermine an organization or nation from within.
Habitus - Bourdieu's concept of deeply ingrained habits, skills, and dispositions acquired through life experience.
Hidden Curriculum - The unwritten lessons, values, and norms taught implicitly through school culture and structure.
Matthew Principle - The phenomenon where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer - accumulated advantage.
Reciprocity Norm - The unwritten social rule that people should help those who have helped them.
Social Exchange - A sociological theory viewing human relationships as involving exchange of resources and rewards.
Third Place - Social environments separate from home (first) and work (second) that foster community.