In anthropology, the integrated system of socially acquired values, beliefs, and rules of conduct which delimit the range of
accepted behaviors in any given society.
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Education: Topic Page
Process, beginning at birth, of developing intellectual capacity, skills, and social awareness, especially by instruction.
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Environment: Topic Page
In ecology, the sum of conditions affecting a particular organism, including physical surroundings, climate, and influences of other living organisms. Areas affected by environmental issues include the biosphere and habitat.
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Family Roles
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World of Sociology
Family roles are positions within the family, such as parent, wife/husband, or son/daughter, that describe relations between family members and include expectations for proper behavior.
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Heredity: Topic Page
Transmission from generation to generation through the process of reproduction in plants and animals of factors which cause the offspring to resemble their parents.
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Personality: Topic Page
In psychology, the patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion unique to an individual, and the ways they interact to help or hinder the adjustment of a person to other people and situations.
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Religion: Topic Page
A system of thought, feeling, and action that is shared by a group and that gives the members an object of devotion; a code of behavior by which individuals may judge the personal and social consequences of their actions; and a frame of reference by which individuals may relate to their group and their universe.
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Standard of living: Topic Page
Level of consumption that an individual, group, or nation has achieved. The evaluation of a standard of living is relative, depending upon the judgment of the observer as to what constitutes a high or a low scale.
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