a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
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Kinship system
(anthropology) the system of social relationships that constitute kinship in a particular culture, including the terminology that is used and the reciprocal obligations that are entailed
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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, Culture and identity.a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure, Culture and identity.the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure, Culture and identity.an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure, Culture and identity.the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure, Culture and identity.the most frequent value of a random variable
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure, Culture and identity.the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure, Culture and identity.the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure, Culture and identity.the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure, Culture and identity.the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure, Culture and identity.(anthropology) related by marriage
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) kin by marriage
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Culture and identity.(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood
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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: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.A map of the main ideas a study uses and how they connect.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.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: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.(logic and mathematics) abstract, theoretical organization of terms and implicit relationships that is used as a tool for the analysis…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of soc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.school of anthropology concerned with long-term culture change and with the similar patterns of development that may be seen in unrela…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.school of anthropology concerned with long-term culture change and with the similar patterns of development that may be seen in unrela…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of soc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, system, social, relationships, constitute.of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power; "political opinions"
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