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- MachismoPride in exaggerated masculinity
- MacrosociologySociological theories and approaches that focus on large-scale aspects of society
- Madeleine AkrichMadeleine Akrich (born 4 March 1959) is a French sociologist of technology. She served as
- Madheshi peopleIndo-Aryan Nepalese ethnic group in Terai-Madhesh
- Mag MellIn Irish mythology, Mag Mell (modern spelling: Magh Meall, meaning 'delightful plain') is
- MAGA movementAmerican right-wing populist political movement
- MahramNon-marriageable kin in Islamic law
- Mahsa Amini protests2022–2023 civil unrest in Iran
- MaidFemale domestic worker
- Mainstream mediaMass news media that influence many people
- Maintenance actionsMaintenance actions, historically referred to as socio-emotive actions, are those leadersh
- MaisirIslamic views on gambling
- MakhnovshchinaUkrainian anarchist movement
- Male expendabilityHypothesis in anthropology
- Male gazeConcept in feminist theory
- Male privilegeSocial privilege of men
- Manifest and latent functions and dysfunctionsConcept in Social Science
- Manifesto of the Fascist IntellectualsItalian political manifesto advocating fascism
- Manifesto of the Sixteen1916 document by Peter Kropotkin and Jean Grave
- Manor houseMain residence of the lord of a manor
- Manorial courtLowest court of law in England and Germanic countries during the feudal period
- ManosphereCollection of masculist and misogynistic websites and forums
- ManumissionAct of an enslaver freeing the persons they enslaved
- Mapping controversiesMapping controversies (MC) is an academic course taught in science studies, stemming from
- March for Our Lives2018 and 2022 student-led demonstration in Washington, DC
- March for Our Lives Action FundMarch for Our Lives Action Fund, commonly known as March for Our Lives, is a non-profit 50
- Marcos XiorroMarcos Xiorro was the slave name of an enslaved African in Spanish Puerto Rico who, in 182
- Margaret AbrahamProfessor of sociology
- Margaret ArcherEnglish sociologist (1943–2023)
- Margarete SusmanMargarete Susman (married: Margarete von Bendemann; October 14, 1872 – January 16, 1966) w
- Marie Besnard20th century accused serial poisoner
- Marine Charrette-LabadieMarine Charrette-Labadie is a French political activist who was one of eight original spok
- Mark GranovetterAmerican sociologist (born 1943)
- Market anarchismBranch of anarchism
- Marriage and healthMarriage and health are closely related. Married people experience lower morbidity and mor
- Marriage certificateOfficial statement that two people have been married
- Marriage Charter of Empress Theophanu972 dower document for Byzantine princess Theophanu
- Marriage in IslamIslamic concept of marriage
- Marriage in JapanMarriage in Japan is a legal and social institution at the center of the household (ie). C
- Marriage lawMarriage law is the body of legal specifications and requirements and other laws that regu
- Marriage licenseDocument authorizing a couple to marry
- Marriage LicenseMarriage License is an oil painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell created for th
- Marriageable ageAge where marriage is allowed by law
- Martin AlbrowBritish sociologist
- Martín Almagro BaschMartín Almagro Basch (11 April 1911 – 24 August 1984) was a Spanish archaeologist, histori
- Martin KuschGerman philosopher
- Martyn BarrettBritish social scientist
- Marx's Ecology2000 book by John Bellamy Foster
- Marx's theory of alienationSocial theory developed by Karl Marx
- Marx's theory of classTheory developed by Karl Marx
- Marx's theory of human natureMarx's views on the totality of society, feelings and behaviors
- Marx's theory of the stateTheory developed by Karl Marx
- Marxism and religion19th-century German philosopher Karl Marx, the founder and primary theorist of Marxism, vi
- Marxism and the Oppression of Women1983 book by Lise Vogel
- Marxist bibliographyMarxism is a method of socioeconomic analysis that analyzes class relations and societal c
- Marxist cultural analysisAnti-capitalist cultural critique
- Marxist ethicsDoctrine of morality and ethics based on Marxist philosophy
- Marxist feminismMarxist feminism is a philosophical variant of feminism that incorporates and extends Marx
- Marxist international relations theoryMarxist and neo-Marxist international relations theories are paradigms which reject the re
- Marxist literary criticismMarxist literary criticism is a theory of literary criticism based on the historical mater
- Marxist philosophyPhilosophy influenced by Marxist thought
- Marxist schools of thoughtGroup perspectives regarding Marxism
- Marxist sociologyStudy of sociology from a Marxist perspective
- Mary Carver AffairThe Mary Carver Affair occurred in April 1842 when the American merchant ship Mary Carver
- Mary Kathleen, QueenslandMary Kathleen was a mining settlement in north-western Queensland, Australia. It is locate
- MasculismAdvocacy for the rights and interests of males
- Masking (behavior)Social process
- Mass communicationMass media information exchange
- Mass media in AlbaniaMass media in Albania refers to mass media outlets based in Albania. Television, magazines
- Mass mobilizationMobilization of the civilian population as part of contentious policies
- Mass shooting contagionTheory about the occurrence of mass shootings in relation to media coverage
- Mass societySociological concept
- MassacreIncident of killing civilians
- Massacre of Novgorod1570 attack by the oprichniki
- Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern GaliciaMassacres of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II
- Massimo IntrovigneItalian sociologist of religion (born 1955)
- Master statusConcept in sociology
- Master suppression techniquesHumiliation techniques
- MatchmakingProcess of matching two or more people together, usually for the purpose of marriage
- Mate valueMate value is derived from Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and sexual selection, as w
- Materialist feminismType of feminism
- Maternal feminismCombination of the concepts of maternalism and feminism
- Mathematical sociologyInterdisciplinary field of research
- Matriarchal religionReligion that focuses on a goddess or goddesses
- MatriarchySocial system with female rule
- Matrifocal familyMother-centered family structure
- MatrilinealityTracing of kinship through the female line
- Matrimonial Causes Act"Matrimonial Causes Act" is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom
- Matrimonial regimeSystem of property ownership between spouses
- Maud's (bar)Maud's was a lesbian bar at 937 Cole Street in San Francisco's Cole Valley neighborhood wh
- Maui solar telescope protestsOpposition to the Maui solar telescope
- Mauna Kea Anaina HouNative Hawaiian environmental advocacy group
- Maurice BardècheFrench literary critic and neo-fascist writer
- Max DessoirMaximilian Dessoir (8 February 1867 – 19 July 1947) was a German philosopher, psychologist
- Max HorkheimerGerman philosopher and sociologist (1895–1973)
- Max Weber bibliographyThis is a chronological list of works by Max Weber. Original titles with dates of publicat
- May consultationsThe May consultations were an underground gathering of the Central Committee (Politburo) o
- Meadow Well riots1991 riots in the UK
- Means of laborThe means of labor (also called instruments of labor) is a concept in Marxist political ec
- Means of productionInputs used in the production of goods and services with economic value
- Mechanical and organic solidarityTypes of social solidarity formulated by Durkheim
- Mechanics MonumentThe Mechanics Monument, also known as The Mechanics, Mechanics Statue, or Mechanics Founta
- Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National MonumentThe Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, also known as Medgar Evers House, is a
- Media cultureWestern society shaped by 20th-century media
- Media freedom in SerbiaCensorship in Serbia is prohibited by the Constitution. Freedom of expression and of infor
- Media portrayal of LGBTQ peopleHistorically, the portrayal of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) peop
- Media portrayals of bisexualityThe portrayals of bisexuality in the media reflect societal attitudes towards bisexuality
- Media studiesField of study that deals with media
- Mediated communicationMediated communication or mediated interaction (less often, mediated discourse) refers to
- Mediatization (media)Process whereby the mass media influence other sectors of society
- Medical anthropologyStudy of human health and disease, health care systems, and biocultural adaptation
- Medical sociologyBranch of sociology
- Medicalisation of sexualityThe medicalisation of sexuality is the existence and growth of medical authority over sexu
- MediterraneanismIdeology of commonality between Mediterranean cultures
- MeetingEvent in which two or more people assemble, planned in advance to facilitate discussion
- Meeting (parliamentary procedure)According to Robert's Rules of Order, a widely used guide to parliamentary procedure, a me
- Melvyn DubofskyMelvyn Dubofsky (born October 25, 1934) is professor emeritus of history and sociology, an
- MemaliajMemaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It was form
- MemoricidePractice of oppression
- Men in feminismMen's approach to feminism
- Men who have sex with menBehavioral category
- Mental health of LGBTQ peoplePeople who are LGBTQ are significantly more likely to experience depression, PTSD and gene
- Merriam-WebsterAmerican publisher and dictionary
- Merry EnglandIdealistic vision of a lost English way of life
- Merthyr RisingViolent labour protest in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
- Metabolic riftMarxist conception of capitalist ecological crisis
- Methods used by advocacy groupsMethods used by advocacy groups aim to influence public opinion and shape public policy in
- MeToo movement in IndiaMovement against sexual abuse and harassment
- Mexican American Youth OrganizationThe Mexican American Youth Organization (acronym MAYO, also described as the Mexican Youth
- Mexican BraziliansMexican immigration in Brazil has been significant. Brazil is the Latin American country w
- Mexican immigration to ChileMexican immigration to Chile (Spanish: Inmigración mexicana en Chile) comprise people who
- Mexican Movement of 1968Social movement
- MexicansPeople of the United Mexican States
- Mexico–United States border crisisOngoing migrant crisis
- Michael BurawoyAmerican sociologist (1947–2025)
- Michael M. J. FischerMichael M. J. Fischer is Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Ant
- Michael Rubin (historian)Michael Rubin (born 1971) is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). H
- Michel CallonFrench sociologist and philosopher of science (1945–2025)
- MicrosociologyBranch of sociology focusing on small-scale aspects of society
- Middle EnglandConservative middle classes in England
- Middle PassageTransoceanic segment of the Atlantic slave trade
- Middle-range theory (sociology)Sociological concept merging theory and empirical study
- MiddlebrowArt qualification
- Migrant crisisSituation resulting from flows of immigrants to a country
- Migration diplomacyManagement of cross-border population mobility
- Migration in ChinaInternal migration in the People's Republic of China refers primarily to migrants in China
- Military coups in BangladeshCoups d'état executed by the military in Bangladesh
- Military recruit trainingInitial indoctrination and instruction given to new military personnel
- Military sociologySubfield within sociology which studies the military as a social group
- MillenarianismBelief in a coming fundamental transformation of society
- MindsetTerm in decision theory and general systems theory
- MingongMingong (Chinese: 民工) are migrant workers in the People's Republic of China, who, starting
- Missing white woman syndromeTerm for disproportionate media attention
- Mississippi National GuardThe Mississippi National Guard (MSNG), commonly known as the Mississippi Guard, is both a
- Mistress (lover)Female who is in an extra-marital sexual relationship
- MiswakTwig used to clean teeth
- Misyar marriageSunni Islam marriage contract
- Mixed governmentGovernment combining elements of monarchy, aristocracy and democracy
- Mixed-orientation marriageMarriage between partners of differing sexual orientations
- MobbingBullying of an individual by a group
- MobilitiesParadigm in the social sciences
- Mode of productionConcept which originated in the thought of Karl Marx
- Model of masculinity under fascist ItalyPolitical concept of masculinity in fascist Italy
- Moe (slang)Affection for manga and anime characters
- Moe aikāneSexual relationships in pre-colonial Hawai'i
- Mofsed-e-filarzCapital crime in Iran
- Moka exchangeRitualized system of exchange in the Mount Hagen area, Papua New Guinea
- Mommy trackA mommy track is a path in a woman's life that puts priority to being a mother. It can als
- MongoloidOutdated grouping of human beings
- Monk Skin Tone ScaleSkin tone scale for machine learning research
- Monopoly Capital1966 book by Paul Sweezy and Paul A. Baran
- Montana FreemenThe Montana Freemen were an anti-government Christian Patriot militia based outside the to
- Moral economyWay of viewing economic activity
- Moral exclusionMoral exclusion is a psychological process where members of a group view their own group a
- Moral panicFear that some evil threatens society
- MoresCustomary behaviour
- Morgan v. HenniganMorgan v. Hennigan was the case that defined the school busing controversy in Boston, Mass
- Mormon feminismFeminist religious social movement
- Mormonism and slaveryThe Latter Day Saint movement has had varying and conflicting teachings on slavery. Early
- Motherpeace TarotThe Motherpeace Tarot is a deck of tarot cards inspired by the Goddess movement and second
- Moulay Bouazza plotThe Moulay Bouazza plot was a 1973 conspiracy by members of the National Union of Popular
- Movement conservatismMovement conservatism is a term used by political analysts to describe conservatives in th
- Movement for Black LivesCoalition of U.S. racial justice groups
- Movement for Peace with Justice and DignityThe Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity (MPJD) (Spanish: Movimiento por la Paz con
- MuafiyetMuafiyet was a tax exemption mechanism for Ottoman towns or villages; an individual decree
- Mubarak Shahi dynastyRulers of Sonargaon from 1338 to 1352
- Mud March (suffragists)1907 demonstration by suffragists in London
- Mudsill theoryProposition that an underclass is necessary
- Mujeres CreandoMujeres Creando (Eng: Women Creating) is a Bolivian anarcha-feminist collective that parti
- MukatabaIslamic contract
- Multiculturalism in CanadaCanadian social situation
- Multilineal evolutionSocial theory
- Multinational stateState comprising multiple nations
- Multiracial feminist theoryAspect of feminist scholarship
- Municipal electoral regime during FrancoismIn Francoist Spain mandates in municipal councils were divided into three pools: in Tercio
- MunicipalismLocal self-government political system
- MurābaḥaType of Islamic finance
- Murder for body partsType of crime with intent to obtain human body parts
- Murray-Hill riot1969 riot in Montreal, Quebec
- Museum anthropologyMuseum anthropology is a domain of scholarship and professional practice in the discipline
- Music and politicsThe connection between music and politics is poorly defined with some identifiable traits.
- Muslim population growthAnalysis of Muslim Growth rate & causes
- Mut'ah of HajjThe "mut'ah of Hajj" ("hajj al-tamattu", meaning "joy of Hajj") is the relaxation of the i
- Mutual bankA mutual bank is a cooperative financial institution owned by its depositors or customers.
- Mutual creditTransaction where creditors and debtors lend between each other
- Mutual deceitSocial situation
- My Autobiography (Mussolini book)1928 autobiography of Benito Mussolini
- Mystic massacreMassacre of American Indians during the Pequot War
- Mythopoetic men's movementAmerican self-help movement