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Control theory: A sociological theory of crime and
deviance which states that every person is
naturally prone to make deviance, but most of us
conform to norms because of effective system of
inner and outer control


Cooperation: is a social process whereby people join
hands towards achieving common goals.


Cross sectional survey: A survey technique which
aims to find out what opinions research
participants across sections of society have
about a certain phenomena at a given point of
time his survey represents fixed reflections of
one moment in time.


Cultural imperialism: the unequal cultural exchange in
the global system whereby western material and
non-material cultures have come to occupy a
dominating and imposing roles over the
indigenous cultures of the Third World peoples.


Cultural relativism: The view that each society’s
culture should be understood in its won context;
one’s cultural lens should not be applied in
judging other cultural values

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