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SOCIAL TERM: Νομοκατεστημένες τάξεις / Εstates
APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 1
TERM TYPE: Theoretical
DEFINITION (1): «Α closed system of stratification in which a person’s social position is defined by law, and membership is determined primarily by inheritance. An estate is a segment of a society that has legally established rights and duties. The estate system is similar to a caste system but not as extreme. Some mobility is possible but by no means as much as exists in a class system. The estate system of medieval Europe is a good example of how this type of stratification system works. The three major estates in Europe during the Middle Ages were the nobility, the clergy, and, at the bottom of the hierarchy, the peasants. A royal landholding family at the top had authority over a group of priests and the secular nobility, who were quite powerful in their own right. The nobility were the warriors; they were expected to give military protection to the other two estates. The clergy not only ministered to the spiritual needs of all the people but also were often powerful landowners as well. The peasants were legally tied to the land, which they worked to provide the nobles with food and wealth. In return, the nobles were supposed to provide social order, not only with their military strength but also as the legal authorities who held court and acted as judges in disputes concerning the peasants who belonged to their land. The peasants had low social status, little freedom or economic standing, and almost no power» (Tischler, 2014,p.206).
DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal
DEFINITION WRITER: Markantonatou Maria
REFERENCE: Tischler, H.L. (2014).Introduction to Sociology.Belmont: Wadsworth Cangage Learning.
p.206
SOCIAL TERM: Εθνομεθοδολογία / Ethnomethodology
APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 3
TERM TYPE: Theoretical
DEFINITION (1): «Τhe study of the sets of rules or guidelines that individuals use to initiate behavior, respond to behavior, and modify behavior in social settings. For ethnomethodologists, all social interactions are equally important because they provide information about a society’s unwritten rules for social behavior— the shared knowledge that is basic to social life» (Tischler, 2014,p.104).
DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal
DEFINITION WRITER: Markantonatou Maria
REFERENCE: Tischler, H.L. (2014).Introduction to Sociology.Belmont: Wadsworth Cangage Learning.
p.104
SOCIAL TERM: Ευρωπαϊκή ενοποίηση / European integration
APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 1
TERM TYPE: Theoretical
SOCIAL TERM: Φαβιανισμός / Fabianism
APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 1
TERM TYPE: Theoretical
DEFINITION (1): «The doctrine of a society formed in Britain in 1884, and named after the Roman consul, Fabius, who was famed for his gradualist and step-by-step tactics. The Fabians rejected Marxism and argued for a form of socialism that would emphasise the importance of training experts in public affairs; stress the need for rational argument and the advocacy of reform (as opposed to revolution), and support parliamentary democracy. Fabians see socialism not as an overall way of life, but in terms of specific projects based upon hard-headed factual information. The Fabian Society still exists and produces pamphlets on the reform of foreign policy, the civil service, the national health service, the case for and against the adoption in Britain of the euro-currency, and so on. It is a constituent part of the Labour Party and remains hugely influential today» (Hoffman, 2007,p.52).
DEFINITION TYPE: Nominal
DEFINITION WRITER: Markantonatou Maria
REFERENCE: Hoffman, J. (2007).A Glossary of Political Theory.Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
p.52
SOCIAL TERM: Φεντεραλισμός / Federalism
APPROVED DEFINITIONS FOR TERM: 1
TERM TYPE: Theoretical

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