(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
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Enculturation
the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
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the study and classification of human societies
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was i…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediate…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediate…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
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In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the propert…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt; as, an adoptive father, an child; an adoptive language.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by Englis…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimate objec…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding so…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners; "her cultivation was remarkable"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the r…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.Maintaining a uniform temperature; haematothermal; homothermic; -- applied to warm-bodied animals, because they maintain a nearly unif…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.Want of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility, custom, or eti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: adoption, behavior, patterns, surrounding, culture.
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