This document provides definitions and explanations of sociological terms in Spanish. Some key terms summarized are:
1) Acephaly - A society that has lost its government and is in a state of confusion and abandon.
2) Acculturation - A frequent cultural mutation that occurs during periods of colonization, involving both acquisition and loss of cultural traits.
3) Alienation - A concept that occupied an important place in protest sociology but is now of doubtful validity due to its ambiguity and value-laden connotation.
4) Ascent - The process by which a poor person becomes wealthy or a member of the middle class rises to an upper class status. Societies take pride in these examples of