GLOSSARY
Accommodation: is a social process whereby people
try to accept one another, avoiding the sources
of conflict to live in peaceful coexistence
Achieved statuses: are those positions in society that
to be attained by competitions, making efforts,
commitments, choices, decisions, and other
mechanisms.
Actual role: social role which a person accomplishes
according to his or her level of understanding,
capacity and personality
Adult socialization: (see secondary socialization)
Aggregates: A quasi-social groups which are
characterized by physical proximity and lack any
meaningful social interaction, norms and sense
of belongingness.
Agricultural societies: This society, which still is
dominant in most parts of the world, is based on
large-scale agriculture, which largely depends on
ploughs using animal labor.