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SOCIAL TERM: Μεθοριακότητα / Liminality

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TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): The process of ritual during which the participant enters into a liminal, transcendent phase.(Turner, 1969).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Deligiannidou Maria

DEFINITION COMMENTS: Liminality, which Turner... (1969) sees as by far the most important phase, involves a prolonged period in which the participant is both literally and symbolically marginalized. During liminality, the status of the participant is deliberately made ambiguous, so as to separate the ritual process from normal social life. Turner argued that long periods of liminality lead to the development of a transcendent feeling of social togetherness, which he called “communitas” (Barnard & Spencer 2002: 739-740). -Barnard A. & Spencer J., 1996, Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology, Reprint 2002. London & New York: Routledge

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SOCIAL TERM: Μακροκοινωνιολογία / Macrosociology

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 3

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): “Macrosociology focuses upon large-scale and long-term social processes of organizations, institutions, and broad social patterns, including the state, social class, the family, the economy, culture, and society.” (Hughes and Kroehler 2009: 8).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Νίκος Σερντεδάκις

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REFERENCE: Hughes, M., and C. Kroehler. (2009). Sociology: The Core. New York: McGraw-Hill.

SOCIAL TERM: Μαγεία / Magic

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 1

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): According to Mauss “A magical rite is any rite which does not play a part in organized cults—it is private, secret, mysterious and approaches the limit of a prohibited rite” (2003,p.46).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Deligiannidou Maria

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SOCIAL TERM: Γάμος / Marriage

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 4

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

DEFINITION (1): « Αn institution found in all societies, is the socially recognized, legitimized, and supported union of individuals of opposite sexes. It differs from other unions (such as friendships) in that (1) it is initiated in a public (and usually formal) manner; (2) it includes sexual intercourse as an explicit element of the relationship; (3) it provides the essential condition for legitimizing off spring (i.e., it provides newborns with socially accepted statuses); and (4) it is intended to be a stable and enduring relationship. Thus, although almost all societies allow for divorce—that is, the breakup of marriage— no society endorses it as an ideal norm. Sociologists will need to revise the definition of marriage now that a number of European countries and several states in America have legalized same-sex marriages » (Tischler, 2014,p.282).

DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal

DEFINITION WRITER: Markantonatou Maria

REFERENCE: Tischler, H.L. (2014).Introduction to Sociology.Belmont: Wadsworth Cangage Learning.

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SOCIAL TERM: Τύποι προσανατολισμού κοινωνικής πράξης / Means-end type of social action

APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 1

TERM TYPE: Theoretical

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SOCIAL TERM: Μεθοριακότητα / Liminality

DEFINITION (1): The process of ritual during which the participant enters into a liminal, transcendent phase.(Turner, 1969).

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SOCIAL TERM: Μακροκοινωνιολογία / Macrosociology

DEFINITION (1): “Macrosociology focuses upon large-scale and long-term social processes of organizations, institutions, and broad social patterns, including the state, social class, the family, the economy, culture, and society.” (Hughes and Kroehler 2009: 8).

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REFERENCE: Hughes, M., and C. Kroehler. (2009). Sociology: The Core. New York: McGraw-Hill.

SOCIAL TERM: Μαγεία / Magic

DEFINITION (1): According to Mauss “A magical rite is any rite which does not play a part in organized cults—it is private, secret, mysterious and approaches the limit of a prohibited rite” (2003,p.46).

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σ.46

SOCIAL TERM: Γάμος / Marriage

REFERENCE: Tischler, H.L. (2014).Introduction to Sociology.Belmont: Wadsworth Cangage Learning.

p.282

SOCIAL TERM: Τύποι προσανατολισμού κοινωνικής πράξης / Means-end type of social action

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SOCIAL TERM: Μεθοριακότητα / Liminality

DEFINITION (1): The process of ritual during which the participant enters into a liminal, transcendent phase.(Turner, 1969).

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SOCIAL TERM: Μακροκοινωνιολογία / Macrosociology

DEFINITION (1): “Macrosociology focuses upon large-scale and long-term social processes of organizations, institutions, and broad social patterns, including the state, social class, the family, the economy, culture, and society.” (Hughes and Kroehler 2009: 8).

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REFERENCE: Hughes, M., and C. Kroehler. (2009). Sociology: The Core. New York: McGraw-Hill.

SOCIAL TERM: Μαγεία / Magic

DEFINITION (1): According to Mauss “A magical rite is any rite which does not play a part in organized cults—it is private, secret, mysterious and approaches the limit of a prohibited rite” (2003,p.46).

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σ.46

SOCIAL TERM: Γάμος / Marriage

REFERENCE: Tischler, H.L. (2014).Introduction to Sociology.Belmont: Wadsworth Cangage Learning.

p.282

SOCIAL TERM: Τύποι προσανατολισμού κοινωνικής πράξης / Means-end type of social action

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