Sociology 442

Vocabulary Study Guide


Alford & Friedland, Powers of Theory VII

As you read Powers of Theory, look for and define the following key words. Also consult the Oxford Dictionary of Sociology.

autonomy of institutions

bourgeois institutions

bourgeois society

class compromise

commodification

conservative

contingent actions

critical ideology

democracy, bourgeois

democracy, formal

exploitation

fascism

left

liberal

paradigm

power, levels of

power, situational

power, structural

power, systemic

reactionary

reformist

revolution from above

right

social democracy

socialism

state capitalism

strategic alliance of interests

structural segregation

welfare state

working class


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