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Acculturation

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

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Mores noun · 78% connection

(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group

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Sociology noun · 78% connection

That branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science.

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Arrangement noun · 78% connection

The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.

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Average noun · 78% connection

That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc.

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Biotic community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Community noun · 78% connection

Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods.

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Enculturation noun · 78% connection

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

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Function noun · 78% connection

The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance.

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Fundamental interaction noun · 78% connection

(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediate…

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Group noun · 78% connection

A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of persons or things, collected without any regular form or arrangement; as, a grou…

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Institution noun · 78% connection

The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school.

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Interaction noun · 78% connection

Intermediate action.

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Network noun · 78% connection

A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving s…

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Norm adjective · 78% connection

A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type.

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Accept verb · 78% connection

To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.