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Medical Tourism

Health and Society

Overview Medical tourism refers to individuals traveling outside their home country to access hea...

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Life Expectancy

Health and Society

Overview Life expectancy is the average number of years an individual can expect to live based on...

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Pandemic

Health and Society

Overview A pandemic is a widespread global disease outbreak that affects large populations across...

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Attention Economy

Epochs of Change

Historical Context The roots of the "Attention Economy" are complex, predating the digital age. ...

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Symbolic Interactionism

Sociological Paradigms

Definition Symbolic interactionism is a sociological perspective that focuses on how individuals ...

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Blumer's Stages of Social Problems

Sociological Paradigms

Overview Herbert Blumer’s stages of a social problem (1971) describe how society collectively def...

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Sociological Imagination

Sociological Paradigms

Definition The sociological imagination, a term coined by C. Wright Mills in 1959, refers to the ...

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Realistic Conflict Theory

Social Interaction

Overview Realistic Conflict Theory, developed by Muzafer Sherif, explains prejudice and intergrou...

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Conflict as Social Interaction

Social Interaction

Definition Conflict as social interaction refers to a situation where two or more individuals or ...

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In-Group Bias

Social Influence

Overview In-group bias refers to the human tendency to favor individuals we identify as being par...

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Primary Group

Groups and Institutions

Definition A primary group in sociology refers to a small, intimate social grouping where members...

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Secondary Group

Groups and Institutions

Definition A secondary group in sociology refers to a type of social group where interactions are...

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Social Identity Threat

Identity, Personality and Self-Concept

Overview Social Identity Threat (SIT) is a psychological phenomenon where individuals feel anxiou...

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Superiority Complex

Identity, Personality and Self-Concept

Definition A superiority complex is a psychological state where an individual excessively believe...

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Personality

Identity, Personality and Self-Concept

Definition Personality refers to the unique set of traits, behaviors, and patterns of thinking th...

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Inferiority Complex

Identity, Personality and Self-Concept

Definition An inferiority complex is a psychological state where an individual consistently feels...

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Individual Psychology

Identity, Personality and Self-Concept

Overview Individual Psychology, developed by Alfred Adler in the early 20th century, focuses on u...

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Horney, Karen Theory of Personality

Identity, Personality and Self-Concept

Overview Karen Horney (1885–1952) was a German-American psychoanalyst and one of the founding fig...

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Hans and Sybil Eysenck's Theory of Personality

Identity, Personality and Self-Concept

Overview Hans and Sybil Eysenck were influential psychologists who developed one of the most wide...

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Big Five Model

Identity, Personality and Self-Concept

Overview The Big Five Model is a widely used framework in psychology to describe human personalit...

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