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Sociology words

Some common words used in sociology

Nouns

analysis
anthropology
approach
argument
aspect
assumption
attitude
audience
behaviour
belief
capitalism
characteristic
communication
complexity
concept
conception
concern
conflict
consciousness
consumption
context
contribution
critique
culture
debate
definition
deviance
difference
dimension
discipline
discourse
discussion
distinction
dynamics
ecology
economics
element
emotion
ethnicity
expectation
explanation
extent
factor
feeling
feminism
framework
functionalism
gender
globalization
human
idea
ideal
ideology
illness
individual
inequality
institution
interaction
interactionism
interpretation
knowledge
labour
lifestyle
mean
meaning
mechanism
method
methodology
mobility
modernity
norm
notion
object
observation
outcome
paradigm
parent
pattern
perception
perspective
phenomenon
philosopher
positivism
problem
process
profession
psychology
question
rationalization
reality
relation
relationship
religion
researcher
resource
scholar
science
scientist
self
sense
sex
sexuality
society
sociologist
sociology
status
stratification
structure
study
subfield
theorist
theory
thing
thought
tie
topic
tradition
trend
understanding
value
variation
view
worker

Verbs

affect
analyze
argue
arise
associate
base
characterize
compare
criticize
define
derive
emerge
emphasize
employ
examine
explain
focus
influence
involve
organize
perceive
propose
publish
regard
reject
relate
shape
study
understand
view

Adjectives

capitalist
collective
comparative
concerned
cultural
deviant
dominant
emotional
empirical
environmental
everyday
ideal
institutional
methodological
normative
particular
phenomenological
psychological
qualitative
quantitative
rational
social
societal
socioeconomic
sociological
structural
subjective
symbolic
theoretical
weak

Adjective/noun + noun

control theory
critical theory
cultural capital
cultural sociology
deviant behaviour
economic sociology
empirical research
empirical study
environmental degradation
environmental sociology
ethnic relations
family member
formal structure
gender role
general theory
health care
legal institution
medical sociology
modern society
network analysis
public sociology
relational sociology
rural sociology
scientific knowledge
social action
social class
social conflict
social control
social fact
social group
social institution
social interaction
social norm
social phenomenon
social process
social reality
social relation
social scientist
social structure
social system
social theory
social world
socioeconomic status
sociological research
sociological theory
sociology department
system theory
urban sociology