social theory
analytical framework, or paradigm, that is used to study and interpret social phenomena
third-party punishment
theory applicable to biology, anthropology, and sociology
eugenics
a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population
rent gap
theoretical framework for understanding gentrification through purely economic agents
Skill-based theories of second-language acquisition
skull–related theories of forensic anthropology
Compatibility-with-childcare theory
hypothesis in anthropology
organizational theory
theory of organizations
dialectical materialism
philosophy derived from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Malthusianism
social theory regarding the natural relationship between population growth and food supply
Ten stages of genocide
Theory that genocide occurs in 8 stages of order
life course approach
Theory for analyzing people's lives
Triple oppression
theory developed by black socialists in the United States
resource mobilization theory
social science theory related to mass mobilization in the social movements context
Dual strategies theory
theory in evolutionary psychology and anthropology
Embodiment theory in anthropology
Theory in anthropology
globalization
process of international integration arising from world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture
Social Exchange Theory
generalization Theory
culture theory
comparative anthropology and semiotics that seeks to define the heuristic concept of culture in operational and/or scientific terms
Womanism
social theory
market for loyalties theory
media theory
Practice theory
Body within anthropology and sociology
social thought
general theories to explain actions and behavior of society as a whole, encompassing sociological, political, and philosophical ideas
Symbol theory of semiotics
semiotic theory of Charles Sanders Peirce
political theory
class of theory
Social movement theory
interdisciplinary social study
Digital Native Theory
social theory
collective action problem
situation in which all individuals would be better off cooperating but fail to do so because of conflicting interests between individuals that discourage joint action
Resonance
sociological concept
Economy-of-effort theory
idea in anthropology
Strength theory
idea in anthropology
circumscription theory
theory of the role of warfare in state formation in political anthropology
economic theory
model trying to explain economic reality
conflict theory
perspectives in sociology and social psychology that emphasize a materialist interpretation of history, dialectical method of analysis, a critical stance toward existing social arrangements, and political program of revolution or, at least, reform
systems theory in anthropology
overview about the systems theory in anthropology
economic determinism
theory that all societal relationships are based on economic relationships
anthropological theories of value
attempts to expand on the traditional theories of value used by economists or ethicists