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Behavioral Ecology

Social Interaction

Definition Behavioral ecology is a field of study that examines how people behave in relation to ...

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Social Loafing

Social Influence

Definition    Social loafing refers to the phenomenon where individuals exert less effort when wo...

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Scientific Management

Social Influence

Definition Scientific management, developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor in the early 1900s, is an...

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Obedience

Social Influence

Definition Obedience in psychology refers to a behavior where an individual follows the commands ...

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Nature vs Nurture Issue

Health and Society

Definition The nature–nurture issue is a long-standing debate over the relative influence of gene...

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Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO's)

Health and Society

Definition A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) is a type of managed health insurance plan tha...

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Health Insurance Experience Ratings

Health and Society

Definition Experience ratings in health insurance refer to a method used by insurance companies t...

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Health Insurance Community Ratings

Health and Society

Definition Community rating in health insurance refers to a pricing method where premiums (the am...

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Social Institutions

Groups and Institutions

Definition Social institutions are the pillars of society. They are structured systems of norms,...

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Group Polarization and Groupthink

Groups and Institutions

Definition Group polarization refers to the tendency for group discussion to strengthen the domin...

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Systems of Generational Relationships

Groups and Institutions Family Systems

Definition Systems of generational relationships refer to how families or societies trace descent...

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Polygamy

Groups and Institutions Family Systems

Definition Polygamy refers to a marital practice where an individual has multiple spouses simulta...

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Nuclear Family

Groups and Institutions Family Systems

Definition A nuclear family is a family unit consisting of two parents (typically a mother and fa...

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Monogamy

Groups and Institutions Family Systems

Definition Monogamy refers to a type of relationship where two people are exclusively involved wi...

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Homogamy

Groups and Institutions Family Systems

Definition Homogamy refers to the tendency of individuals to marry or form relationships with oth...

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Extended Family

Groups and Institutions Family Systems

Definition In sociology, an extended family refers to a family unit that extends beyond the nucle...

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Exogamy

Groups and Institutions Family Systems

Definition Exogamy refers to the practice of marrying outside one's own social group, which can b...

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Endogamy

Groups and Institutions Family Systems

Definition Endogamy refers to a marriage practice where individuals marry within their own social...

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Hidden Curriculum

Education

Definition The hidden curriculum refers to the unintended lessons, values, and norms that student...

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Culture

Culture

Definition Culture refers to the shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that c...

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