Sociology Dictionary: C Index

Capital
The Marxist perspective uses the concept of capital to describe the...

Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that emerged in Europe during the...

Case
A case is any unit selected for observation during research. In a survey...

Case Study
A case study is a research method that relies on a single case rather...

Cash Nexus
The term “cash nexus” was coined by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to...

Census
A census is a collection of information from all members of a population...

Chicago School
The Chicago School is the name given to an approach to sociological work...

Chi-square
Chi-square is a statistical technique used to test whether a set of...

Civil Attention
Civil attention is a concept developed by sociologist Erving Goffman in...

Civil Inattention
Civil inattention is the opposite of civil attention. It is used to...

Clan
In the study of kinship, a clan is a collection of people who see themselves...

Class Conflict and Struggle
According to Karl Marx, class conflict and struggle occur because of the...

Class Consciousness And False Consciousness
According to Karl Marx, class conflict and struggle occur because of the...

Classical Social Movement Theory
Classical social movement theory’s main argument is that social movements...

Clinical Sociology
Clinical sociology is a humanistic, multidisciplinary approach that seeks...

Cluster Analysis
Cluster analysis is a statistical technique used to identify how...

Coding
Coding is the process of assigning numbers or categories to data or information...

Coefficient Of Alienation
In statistical analyses such as correlation, regression, or path analysis...

Coefficient Of Determination
In statistical analyses such as correlation, regression, or path analysis...

Cohesion
Cohesion is the degree to which those in a social system identify with...

Cohort
A cohort is a collection of all people who share a particular experience...

Collective Bargaining
Collective bargaining is a process for determining wages and other...

Collective Behavior
Collective behavior is a type of social behavior that occurs in crowds or...

Collective Conscious
The collective conscious is a concept developed by Emile Durkheim, who...

Collective Consumption
Collective consumption is a concept that refers to the many goods and...

Collectivity
A collectivity is a group of people who think of themselves as belonging...

Communication Structure
A communication structure is the pattern of interaction that exists in...

Communism
As defined by Karl Marx, communism is a mode of production in which...

Comparative Perspective
The comparative perspective is based on the idea that a society or social...

Complex Sample
A complex sample is a subset of a population selected in multiple steps...

Composite Measure
A composite measure is a measuring device that combines...

Conflict Perspective
Conflict perspective is one of the major theoretical approaches to...

Content Analysis
Content analysis is a research method used to analyze social life by...

Continuous Variable
A continuous variable is a variable that can, within a given range...

Control Variable
A control variable is a variable that is held constant in a research...

Convergence Theory
Convergence theory has its roots in the functionalist perspective, which...

Correlation
Correlation is a term that refers to the strength of a relationship between...

Counterculture
A counterculture is a subculture that rejects and opposes significant...

Covariance
Covariance is a statistical quantity that measures the degree to which...

Critical Theory
Critical theory is a social theory oriented toward critiquing and...

Cross-sectional Data
Cross-sectional data is information that is gathered at one point in...

Cross-tabulation
A cross-tabulation (or cross-tab for short) is a display of data that...

Cultural Capital
Cultural capital is the ideas and knowledge that people draw upon as...

Cultural Contact
Cultural contact is what occurs when two or more cultures come in contact...

Cultural Lag
Cultural lag is a term to describe what happens in a social system when...

Cultural Materialism
Cultural materialism is a theory that explains aspects of culture, such as...

Cultural Relativism
Cultural relativism is a concept that refers to the fact that what is...

Culture
Culture is the accumulated store of symbols, ideas, and materials products...

Custom
A custom is a cultural idea that describes a regular, patterned way of...