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1. Social Science
 The study of human society and of individual relationships in and to society or the
study of social features of humans and the ways in which they interact and
change.

2. Sociology
 Scientific study of social behavior and human groups or study of people in
groups, of people interacting with each other, even of nations interacting during
peace or war.When they are see two or more people with a common interest
talking or working together.When two or more people are interacting, sociologists
have the tools to study the process.
 Example : Married couple in conflict or a teacher and students in a classroom
situation.

3. Common Sense

 Common sense is a term made up to define basic connection of details.Some of

the more basic and rudimentry sociology can be viewed as common sense, but it
goes much much much deeper as things go on.That is from our experiences and
conversations, from what we read, from what we see.Everyone knows it

 Example : Compared with men, women touch each other more while they are
conversing.It is men who touch each other more during conversations
`. Theory
 As a set of interrelated ideas that allow for the systematization of knowledge of
the social world. This knowledge is then used to explain the social world and
make predictions about the future of the social world.

5. Sociology as a science
 Sociology can be considered a science as it involve systematic methods of
empirical research, analysis of data and the assessment of theories. In addition,it
asks questions which can be quantified.

6. Society

 A society or a human society is a group of people related to each other through

persistent relations. A large social grouping that shares the same geographical
territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural
expectations.

7. Nonverbal communication

 Usually understood as the process of communication through sending and

receiving wordless messages.Meaning can also be communicated through o
such body language or posture, by facial expression and eye contact.Also,
through object or artifacts (such as clothing, hairstyles or architecture), symbols,
and icons (or graphics).

8. Manifest

 The intended and known consequences of one part of a sociocultural system.

For example, the reform of big city political machines had the intended
consequence of limiting (relatively) corruption by city officials
9. Latent

 The unintended consequences of one part of a sociocultural system. For

example, the reform of big city political machines had a lot of unintended
consequences on the governability of American cities
 10. Dysfunction

 Refers to an institution's negative impact (or harmful effect) on the sociocultural system.

11. Sociological Imagination

 A term used by C. Wright Mills that refers to the application of imaginative thought to the
asking and answering of sociological questions.An awareness of the relationship
between and individual and the wider society, both today and in the past.
Example :
Divorce involve two individual concern only? What will the government do if the mother
is a single mum?

12. Social Inequality

 Refers to a situation in which individual groups in a society do not have equal social
status.

13. Macro Sociology

 The study of large-scale organizations, sociocultural systems, or the world system of

societies or large numbers of people in big groups like organizations or nations.

1`. Micro Sociology

 The study of small scale patterns of human interaction and behavior within specific
settings or small group interaction