Homographs
Desert as a verb
To abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.
refers to a state in which one actively seeks employment but is unsuccessful
Unemployment
Get by
to have just enough money for what you need in life.
Give a summary/explanation of sociology
- The systematic study of social interaction, social groups and institutions, and society
- The notion that individuals are shaped by the social and that the social is shaped by interacting people
Can't wrap my head around it
When you cannot understand something
Wound as a noun
An injury in which the skin is cut or broken.
One of the most important voices of economics
Karl Marx
Pay back
to return money that you owe.
Sociology sees the ____ in the ___
general in the particular
the strange in the familiar
Break the bank
To be very expensive or too expensive
Agricultural and other natural products collectively
Produce (noun)
What is Inflation?
the percentage change in the value of prices on a year to year basis or increase in prices
Save up
to keep money to achieve a certain goal e.g. buying a house.
3 important factors in studying sociology
Individual events: biography
- Social environment
- History
Grease someone’s palm
To bribe someone in exchange for favours
To declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
Convict (verb)
2 negative effects of consumerism
Splash out on
to spend freely on something without worrying about it
Known as the first sociologist
Emile Durkheim
Paying far too much for something.
Daylight robbery
What part of speech is this definition of "lead":
A person or thing that may be useful, for a criminal investigation, a potential customer or business opportunity
3 positive effects of consumerism
Chip in
to contribute some money with other people.
Explain Nature vs Nurture
The ‘human nature’ biological composition of genetic & hormonal influences
VS
Everything can be learned. People are the way they are because they have been brought up in a certain way (different ways of socialization)
Done through conditioning (sanctions): reward good behavior and sanction badbehavior
To be under financial hardship/ to struggle financially
Feel the pinch