kulturni šok

kulturni šok

The feeling of surprise and disorientation that is experienced when people witness cultural practices different from their own.

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kulturni materijalizam

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The theory, espoused by Marvin Harris, that ideas, values, and religious beliefs are the means or products of adaptation to environmental conditions ("material constraints").

kulturni relativizam

Sociology; General sociology

The viewing of people's behavior from the perspective of their own culture.

kulturni relativizam

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The position that the values and standards of cultures differ and deserve respect. Extreme relativism argues that cultures should be judged solely by their own standards.

kulturni konflikt

Sociology; Criminology

A sociological perspective on crime which suggests that the root cause of criminality can be found in a clash of values between variously socialized groups over what is acceptable ...

kulturni determinizam

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The idea that except for reflexes all behavior is the result of learning.

karma

Sociology; General sociology

A belief that all beings of lifeögods includedöare subject to the same hopeless cycle of pain, suffering, and rebirth.

kinship

Sociology; General sociology

The state of being related to others.

etiketiranje

Sociology; General sociology

The identification or stereotyping individuals or groups in a negative light that keeps them from achieving their potential.

teorija etiketiranja

Sociology; General sociology

An approach to deviance that attempts to explain why certain people are viewed as deviants while others engaging in the same behavior are not.

radnička snaga

Sociology; General sociology

A term used by Karl Marx to describe the aggregate of mental and physical capabilities which workers use to create products.

gvozdeni zakon oligarhije

Sociology; General sociology

A principle of organizational life developed by Robert Michels under which even democratic organizations will become bureaucracies ruled by a few individuals.