Sociology

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Sociology

absolute poverty	absolute_poverty_meaning_and_definition.html
achieved status	achieved_status_meaning_and_definition.html
acid rain	acid_rain_meaning_and_definition.html
acquired immune deficiency (aids)	acquired_immune_deficiency_aids_meaning_and_definition.html
acute disease	acute_disease_meaning_and_definition.html
adaptation	adaptation_meaning_and_definition.html
adult socialization	adult_socialization_meaning_and_definition.html
affirmative action	affirmative_action_meaning_and_definition.html
affective action	affective_action_meaning_and_definition.html
age cohort	age_cohort_meaning_and_definition.html
age discrimination	age_discrimination_meaning_and_definition.html
age grades	age_grades_meaning_and_definition.html
ageism	ageism_meaning_and_definition.html
agencies of socialization	agencies_of_socialization_meaning_and_definition.html
agrarian societies	agrarian_societies_meaning_and_definition.html
agribusiness	agribusiness_meaning_and_definition.html
air pollution	air_pollution_meaning_and_definition.html
alienation	alienation_meaning_and_definition.html
americanization	americanization_meaning_and_definition.html
anomia	anomia_meaning_and_definition.html
anomie	anomie_meaning_and_definition.html
anomie theory	anomie_theory_meaning_and_definition.html
animism	animism_meaning_and_definition.html
anthropology	anthropology_meaning_and_definition.html
anticipatory socialization	anticipatory_socialization_meaning_and_definition.html
anti-semitism	anti_semitism_meaning_and_definition.html
apartheid	apartheid_meaning_and_definition.html
applied sociology	applied_sociology_meaning_and_definition.html
appropriate technology	appropriate_technology_meaning_and_definition.html
arms race	arms_race_meaning_and_definition.html
arms trade	arms_trade_meaning_and_definition.html
arranged marriage	arranged_marriage_meaning_and_definition.html
artisans	artisans_meaning_and_definition.html
assimilation	assimilation_meaning_and_definition.html
authoritarian personality	authoritarian_personality_meaning_and_definition.html
authority	authority_meaning_and_definition.html
autocratic rule	autocratic_rule_meaning_and_definition.html
automation	automation_meaning_and_definition.html
balance of power	balance_of_power_meaning_and_definition.html
beliefs	beliefs_meaning_and_definition.html
bilateral kinship	bilateral_kinship_meaning_and_definition.html
bioethics	bioethics_meaning_and_definition.html
biological determinism	biological_determinism_meaning_and_definition.html
blended family	blended_family_meaning_and_definition.html
bourgeoisie	bourgeoisie_meaning_and_definition.html
bureaucracy	bureaucracy_meaning_and_definition.html
bureaucratization	bureaucratization_meaning_and_definition.html
capital	capital_meaning_and_definition.html
capitalism	capitalism_meaning_and_definition.html
capitalist class	capitalist_class_meaning_and_definition.html
carrying capacity	carrying_capacity_meaning_and_definition.html
cash-crop production	cash_crop_production_meaning_and_definition.html
cash-nexus	cash_nexus_meaning_and_definition.html
caste system	caste_system_meaning_and_definition.html
cathedrals of consumption	cathedrals_of_consumption_meaning_and_definition.html
causation	causation_meaning_and_definition.html
centralization	centralization_meaning_and_definition.html
census	census_meaning_and_definition.html
charisma	charisma_meaning_and_definition.html
charismatic authority	charismatic_authority_meaning_and_definition.html
chronic disease	chronic_disease_meaning_and_definition.html
church	church_meaning_and_definition.html
citizen	citizen_meaning_and_definition.html
civil disorders	civil_disorders_meaning_and_definition.html
civil religion	civil_religion_meaning_and_definition.html
civil rights	civil_rights_meaning_and_definition.html
clan	clan_meaning_and_definition.html
class	class_meaning_and_definition.html
class consciousness	class_consciousness_meaning_and_definition.html
class system	class_system_meaning_and_definition.html
clerical workers	clerical_workers_meaning_and_definition.html
climate change	climate_change_meaning_and_definition.html
cognition	cognition_meaning_and_definition.html
cognitive ability	cognitive_ability_meaning_and_definition.html
cohort	cohort_meaning_and_definition.html
collective action	collective_action_meaning_and_definition.html
collective behavior	collective_behavior_meaning_and_definition.html
collective conscience	collective_conscience_meaning_and_definition.html
colonialism	colonialism_meaning_and_definition.html
coming out	coming_out_meaning_and_definition.html
commercialization	commercialization_meaning_and_definition.html
commodification	commodification_meaning_and_definition.html
commodity chains	commodity_chains_meaning_and_definition.html
commodity riots	commodity_riots_meaning_and_definition.html
communal riots	communal_riots_meaning_and_definition.html
communication	communication_meaning_and_definition.html
communication technology	communication_technology_meaning_and_definition.html
communism	communism_meaning_and_definition.html
community	community_meaning_and_definition.html
comparable worth	comparable_worth_meaning_and_definition.html
concept	concept_meaning_and_definition.html
confirmation bias	confirmation_bias_meaning_and_definition.html
conflict	conflict_meaning_and_definition.html
conflict theory	conflict_theory_meaning_and_definition.html
conformity	conformity_meaning_and_definition.html
contagion theory	contagion_theory_meaning_and_definition.html
conglomerates	conglomerates_meaning_and_definition.html
consensus	consensus_meaning_and_definition.html
conspicuous consumption	conspicuous_consumption_meaning_and_definition.html
consumerism	consumerism_meaning_and_definition.html
content analysis	content_analysis_meaning_and_definition.html
contingency work	contingency_work_meaning_and_definition.html
contradiction	contradiction_meaning_and_definition.html
contradictory class location	contradictory_class_location_meaning_and_definition.html
core countries	core_countries_meaning_and_definition.html
corporate crime	corporate_crime_meaning_and_definition.html
corporations	corporations_meaning_and_definition.html
correlations	correlations_meaning_and_definition.html
cost-benefit decision making	cost_benefit_decision_making_meaning_and_definition.html
counter-culture	counter_culture_meaning_and_definition.html
craftsman	craftsman_meaning_and_definition.html
created environment	created_environment_meaning_and_definition.html
credentialism	credentialism_meaning_and_definition.html
cross tabulation (crosstabs)	cross_tabulation_crosstabs_meaning_and_definition.html
crisis medicine	crisis_medicine_meaning_and_definition.html
crude birth-rate	crude_birth_rate_meaning_and_definition.html
cult	cult_meaning_and_definition.html
cultural anthropology	cultural_anthropology_meaning_and_definition.html
cultural diffusion	cultural_diffusion_meaning_and_definition.html
cultural lag	cultural_lag_meaning_and_definition.html
cultural materialism	cultural_materialism_meaning_and_definition.html
cultural pluralism	cultural_pluralism_meaning_and_definition.html
cultural relativism	cultural_relativism_meaning_and_definition.html
cultural superstructure	cultural_superstructure_meaning_and_definition.html
cultural transmission	cultural_transmission_meaning_and_definition.html
cultural universals	cultural_universals_meaning_and_definition.html
culture	culture_meaning_and_definition.html
culture of poverty	culture_of_poverty_meaning_and_definition.html
culture shock	culture_shock_meaning_and_definition.html
cumulative change	cumulative_change_meaning_and_definition.html
curative medicine	curative_medicine_meaning_and_definition.html
custodial care	custodial_care_meaning_and_definition.html
data	data_meaning_and_definition.html
data analysis	data_analysis_meaning_and_definition.html
defensive medicine	defensive_medicine_meaning_and_definition.html
deforestation	deforestation_meaning_and_definition.html
deductive reasoning	deductive_reasoning_meaning_and_definition.html
de facto segregation	de_facto_segregation_meaning_and_definition.html
defensive medicine	defensive_medicine_meaning_and_definition.html
dehumanization	dehumanization_meaning_and_definition.html
deindustrialization	deindustrialization_meaning_and_definition.html
de jure segregation	de_jure_segregation_meaning_and_definition.html
deinstitutionalization	deinstitutionalization_meaning_and_definition.html
democracy	democracy_meaning_and_definition.html
demographic transition	demographic_transition_meaning_and_definition.html
demography	demography_meaning_and_definition.html
density	density_meaning_and_definition.html
dependency theory	dependency_theory_meaning_and_definition.html
dependent variable	dependent_variable_meaning_and_definition.html
depletion	depletion_meaning_and_definition.html
desertification	desertification_meaning_and_definition.html
detailed division of labor	detailed_division_of_labor_meaning_and_definition.html
deterrence theory	deterrence_theory_meaning_and_definition.html
deviance	deviance_meaning_and_definition.html
deviant behavior	deviant_behavior_meaning_and_definition.html
deviant community	deviant_community_meaning_and_definition.html
deviant identity	deviant_identity_meaning_and_definition.html
deviant subculture	deviant_subculture_meaning_and_definition.html
dialectic	dialectic_meaning_and_definition.html
dictatorship	dictatorship_meaning_and_definition.html
differential association	differential_association_meaning_and_definition.html
differentiation	differentiation_meaning_and_definition.html
diffusion	diffusion_meaning_and_definition.html
discrimination	discrimination_meaning_and_definition.html
disenchantment	disenchantment_meaning_and_definition.html
disintegration	disintegration_meaning_and_definition.html
disorganization	disorganization_meaning_and_definition.html
division of labor	division_of_labor_meaning_and_definition.html
domestic labor	domestic_labor_meaning_and_definition.html
dominant culture	dominant_culture_meaning_and_definition.html
double standard	double_standard_meaning_and_definition.html
doubling time	doubling_time_meaning_and_definition.html
dramaturgical model	dramaturgical_model_meaning_and_definition.html
dual career family	dual_career_family_meaning_and_definition.html
dual labor market	dual_labor_market_meaning_and_definition.html
dual welfare system	dual_welfare_system_meaning_and_definition.html
dyad	dyad_meaning_and_definition.html
dysfunction	dysfunction_meaning_and_definition.html
ecology	ecology_meaning_and_definition.html
economy	economy_meaning_and_definition.html
economic interdependence	economic_interdependence_meaning_and_definition.html
ecosystem	ecosystem_meaning_and_definition.html
education	education_meaning_and_definition.html
education system	education_system_meaning_and_definition.html
educational deflation	educational_deflation_meaning_and_definition.html
egalitarian family	egalitarian_family_meaning_and_definition.html
ego	ego_meaning_and_definition.html
elderly abuse	elderly_abuse_meaning_and_definition.html
elite	elite_meaning_and_definition.html
elitist	elitist_meaning_and_definition.html
emigration	emigration_meaning_and_definition.html
endogamy	endogamy_meaning_and_definition.html
entrepreneur	entrepreneur_meaning_and_definition.html
empire	empire_meaning_and_definition.html
empirical	empirical_meaning_and_definition.html
empiricism	empiricism_meaning_and_definition.html
enlightenment	enlightenment_meaning_and_definition.html
entropy	entropy_meaning_and_definition.html
environment	environment_meaning_and_definition.html
environmentalism	environmentalism_meaning_and_definition.html
epidemiology	epidemiology_meaning_and_definition.html
estate system	estate_system_meaning_and_definition.html
ethnic group	ethnic_group_meaning_and_definition.html
ethnicity	ethnicity_meaning_and_definition.html
ethnocentrism	ethnocentrism_meaning_and_definition.html
ethnomethodology	ethnomethodology_meaning_and_definition.html
eugenics	eugenics_meaning_and_definition.html
eutrophication	eutrophication_meaning_and_definition.html
evaluation research	evaluation_research_meaning_and_definition.html
evolution	evolution_meaning_and_definition.html
exchange reciprocity	exchange_reciprocity_meaning_and_definition.html
exogamy	exogamy_meaning_and_definition.html
experiment	experiment_meaning_and_definition.html
exponential growth	exponential_growth_meaning_and_definition.html
expropriation	expropriation_meaning_and_definition.html
extended family	extended_family_meaning_and_definition.html
fad	fad_meaning_and_definition.html
false consciousness	false_consciousness_meaning_and_definition.html
family	family_meaning_and_definition.html
family of orientation	family_of_orientation_meaning_and_definition.html
family of procreation	family_of_procreation_meaning_and_definition.html
fecundity	fecundity_meaning_and_definition.html
feedback loop	feedback_loop_meaning_and_definition.html
fee-for-service medicine	fee_for_service_medicine_meaning_and_definition.html
femininity	femininity_meaning_and_definition.html
feminization of poverty	feminization_of_poverty_meaning_and_definition.html
feminism	feminism_meaning_and_definition.html
feudalism	feudalism_meaning_and_definition.html
field research	field_research_meaning_and_definition.html
first world	first_world_meaning_and_definition.html
flextime	flextime_meaning_and_definition.html
folkways	folkways_meaning_and_definition.html
forces of production	forces_of_production_meaning_and_definition.html
fordism	fordism_meaning_and_definition.html
formal organization	formal_organization_meaning_and_definition.html
formal rationality	formal_rationality_meaning_and_definition.html
forms	forms_meaning_and_definition.html
functions	functions_meaning_and_definition.html
functional analysis	functional_analysis_meaning_and_definition.html
functionalism	functionalism_meaning_and_definition.html
fundamentalism	fundamentalism_meaning_and_definition.html
futurists	futurists_meaning_and_definition.html
gang	gang_meaning_and_definition.html
game stage	game_stage_meaning_and_definition.html
gemeinschaft	gemeinschaft_meaning_and_definition.html
gender	gender_meaning_and_definition.html
gender gap	gender_gap_meaning_and_definition.html
gender identity	gender_identity_meaning_and_definition.html
genetic engineering	genetic_engineering_meaning_and_definition.html
genocide	genocide_meaning_and_definition.html
generalization	generalization_meaning_and_definition.html
gentrification	gentrification_meaning_and_definition.html
gesellschaft	gesellschaft_meaning_and_definition.html
ghetto	ghetto_meaning_and_definition.html
government	government_meaning_and_definition.html
glass ceiling	glass_ceiling_meaning_and_definition.html
globalization	globalization_meaning_and_definition.html
global stratification	global_stratification_meaning_and_definition.html
greenhouse effect	greenhouse_effect_meaning_and_definition.html
green revolution	green_revolution_meaning_and_definition.html
gross domestic product (gdp)	gross_domestic_product_gdp_meaning_and_definition.html
gross national product (gnp)	gross_national_product_gnp_meaning_and_definition.html
group	group_meaning_and_definition.html
group size effect	group_size_effect_meaning_and_definition.html
groupthink	groupthink_meaning_and_definition.html
guerilla movement	guerilla_movement_meaning_and_definition.html
hate crime	hate_crime_meaning_and_definition.html
health maintenance organization (hmos)	health_maintenance_organization_hmos_meaning_and_definition.html
hegemon	hegemon_meaning_and_definition.html
herding societies (pastoral societies)	herding_societies_pastoral_societies_meaning_and_definition.html
hidden curriculum	hidden_curriculum_meaning_and_definition.html
higher education	higher_education_meaning_and_definition.html
high-trust systems	high_trust_systems_meaning_and_definition.html
historical materialism	historical_materialism_meaning_and_definition.html
holistic	holistic_meaning_and_definition.html
holistic medicine	holistic_medicine_meaning_and_definition.html
homo duplex	homo_duplex_meaning_and_definition.html
homogamy	homogamy_meaning_and_definition.html
homogenization	homogenization_meaning_and_definition.html
horticultural society	horticultural_society_meaning_and_definition.html
household	household_meaning_and_definition.html
housework (domestic labor)	housework_domestic_labor_meaning_and_definition.html
hospice	hospice_meaning_and_definition.html
human ecology	human_ecology_meaning_and_definition.html
humanitarianism	humanitarianism_meaning_and_definition.html
human relations management	human_relations_management_meaning_and_definition.html
hunting and gathering societies	hunting_and_gathering_societies_meaning_and_definition.html
hypothesis	hypothesis_meaning_and_definition.html
hyper-industrialism	hyper_industrialism_meaning_and_definition.html
hyper-consumption	hyper_consumption_meaning_and_definition.html
iatrogenic	iatrogenic_meaning_and_definition.html
idealist	idealist_meaning_and_definition.html
idealism	idealism_meaning_and_definition.html
ideal type	ideal_type_meaning_and_definition.html
ideology	ideology_meaning_and_definition.html
idiographic	idiographic_meaning_and_definition.html
immigration	immigration_meaning_and_definition.html
imperialism	imperialism_meaning_and_definition.html
impression management	impression_management_meaning_and_definition.html
income	income_meaning_and_definition.html
independent variable	independent_variable_meaning_and_definition.html
index crime	index_crime_meaning_and_definition.html
indigenous cultures	indigenous_cultures_meaning_and_definition.html
individualism	individualism_meaning_and_definition.html
inductive reasoning	inductive_reasoning_meaning_and_definition.html
industrial democracy	industrial_democracy_meaning_and_definition.html
industrial production	industrial_production_meaning_and_definition.html
industrial revolution	industrial_revolution_meaning_and_definition.html
industrial society	industrial_society_meaning_and_definition.html
industrialism	industrialism_meaning_and_definition.html
industrialization	industrialization_meaning_and_definition.html
industrialization of war	industrialization_of_war_meaning_and_definition.html
informal relations	informal_relations_meaning_and_definition.html
infrastructural determinism	infrastructural_determinism_meaning_and_definition.html
infrastructure	infrastructure_meaning_and_definition.html
in-group	in_group_meaning_and_definition.html
inner city	inner_city_meaning_and_definition.html
innovation	innovation_meaning_and_definition.html
instinct	instinct_meaning_and_definition.html
institution	institution_meaning_and_definition.html
institutional capitalism	institutional_capitalism_meaning_and_definition.html
institutional discrimination	institutional_discrimination_meaning_and_definition.html
institutional racism	institutional_racism_meaning_and_definition.html
institutionalization	institutionalization_meaning_and_definition.html
insurrection	insurrection_meaning_and_definition.html
integration	integration_meaning_and_definition.html
intensification	intensification_meaning_and_definition.html
intelligence	intelligence_meaning_and_definition.html
intermediate organization	intermediate_organization_meaning_and_definition.html
internal colonialism	internal_colonialism_meaning_and_definition.html
internalization	internalization_meaning_and_definition.html
international division of labor	international_division_of_labor_meaning_and_definition.html
interest groups	interest_groups_meaning_and_definition.html
interlocking directorates	interlocking_directorates_meaning_and_definition.html
intergenerational mobility	intergenerational_mobility_meaning_and_definition.html
intelligence quotient (iq)	intelligence_quotient_iq_meaning_and_definition.html
iron law of oligarchy	iron_law_of_oligarchy_meaning_and_definition.html
irrationality factor	irrationality_factor_meaning_and_definition.html
jeremiad	jeremiad_meaning_and_definition.html
job displacement	job_displacement_meaning_and_definition.html
kinesic communication	kinesic_communication_meaning_and_definition.html
kinship	kinship_meaning_and_definition.html
labeling effect	labeling_effect_meaning_and_definition.html
labor	labor_meaning_and_definition.html
labor power	labor_power_meaning_and_definition.html
laissez-faire	laissez_faire_meaning_and_definition.html
language	language_meaning_and_definition.html
law	law_meaning_and_definition.html
legitimacy	legitimacy_meaning_and_definition.html
legitimation	legitimation_meaning_and_definition.html
legitimation crisis	legitimation_crisis_meaning_and_definition.html
liberal democracy	liberal_democracy_meaning_and_definition.html
life chances	life_chances_meaning_and_definition.html
lifestyle changes	lifestyle_changes_meaning_and_definition.html
life expectancy	life_expectancy_meaning_and_definition.html
life-span	life_span_meaning_and_definition.html
limited war	limited_war_meaning_and_definition.html
literacy	literacy_meaning_and_definition.html
local knowledge	local_knowledge_meaning_and_definition.html
longevity	longevity_meaning_and_definition.html
looking glass self	looking_glass_self_meaning_and_definition.html
low-trust systems	low_trust_systems_meaning_and_definition.html
luddites	luddites_meaning_and_definition.html
macrosociology	macrosociology_meaning_and_definition.html
magic	magic_meaning_and_definition.html
male inexpressiveness	male_inexpressiveness_meaning_and_definition.html
malthusianism	malthusianism_meaning_and_definition.html
managed care	managed_care_meaning_and_definition.html
management	management_meaning_and_definition.html
managerial capitalism	managerial_capitalism_meaning_and_definition.html
managerial demiurge	managerial_demiurge_meaning_and_definition.html
manifest function	manifest_function_meaning_and_definition.html
manipulation	manipulation_meaning_and_definition.html
manufacturing division of labor	manufacturing_division_of_labor_meaning_and_definition.html
market research	market_research_meaning_and_definition.html
marxism	marxism_meaning_and_definition.html
masculinity	masculinity_meaning_and_definition.html
mass media	mass_media_meaning_and_definition.html
master status	master_status_meaning_and_definition.html
material culture	material_culture_meaning_and_definition.html
materialism	materialism_meaning_and_definition.html
materialist	materialist_meaning_and_definition.html
matriarchy	matriarchy_meaning_and_definition.html
matrilineal descent	matrilineal_descent_meaning_and_definition.html
matrilocality	matrilocality_meaning_and_definition.html
mean	mean_meaning_and_definition.html
means of consumption	means_of_consumption_meaning_and_definition.html
means of production	means_of_production_meaning_and_definition.html
mechanical solidarity	mechanical_solidarity_meaning_and_definition.html
mechanization	mechanization_meaning_and_definition.html
median	median_meaning_and_definition.html
medicaid	medicaid_meaning_and_definition.html
medical model	medical_model_meaning_and_definition.html
medicalization	medicalization_meaning_and_definition.html
medicare	medicare_meaning_and_definition.html
megalopolis	megalopolis_meaning_and_definition.html
mental disorder	mental_disorder_meaning_and_definition.html
mental superstructure	mental_superstructure_meaning_and_definition.html
microsociology	microsociology_meaning_and_definition.html
middle class	middle_class_meaning_and_definition.html
migration	migration_meaning_and_definition.html
millenarianism	millenarianism_meaning_and_definition.html
mini-systems	mini_systems_meaning_and_definition.html
minority group	minority_group_meaning_and_definition.html
mixed economy	mixed_economy_meaning_and_definition.html
mobilization	mobilization_meaning_and_definition.html
mode	mode_meaning_and_definition.html
mode of production	mode_of_production_meaning_and_definition.html
mode of reproduction	mode_of_reproduction_meaning_and_definition.html
modernity	modernity_meaning_and_definition.html
modernization	modernization_meaning_and_definition.html
monarchy	monarchy_meaning_and_definition.html
monogamy	monogamy_meaning_and_definition.html
monopoly	monopoly_meaning_and_definition.html
monopoly capitalism	monopoly_capitalism_meaning_and_definition.html
monotheism	monotheism_meaning_and_definition.html
mortality rate	mortality_rate_meaning_and_definition.html
motive	motive_meaning_and_definition.html
multiculturalism	multiculturalism_meaning_and_definition.html
multi-linear evolution	multi_linear_evolution_meaning_and_definition.html
multinational corporations	multinational_corporations_meaning_and_definition.html
nationalism	nationalism_meaning_and_definition.html
nation state	nation_state_meaning_and_definition.html
neo-colonialism	neo_colonialism_meaning_and_definition.html
neo-locality	neo_locality_meaning_and_definition.html
newly industrialized countries	newly_industrialized_countries_meaning_and_definition.html
nomothetic	nomothetic_meaning_and_definition.html
nonmaterial culture	nonmaterial_culture_meaning_and_definition.html
non-state actors	non_state_actors_meaning_and_definition.html
normative consensus	normative_consensus_meaning_and_definition.html
norms	norms_meaning_and_definition.html
normative structure	normative_structure_meaning_and_definition.html
nuclear family	nuclear_family_meaning_and_definition.html
objectivity	objectivity_meaning_and_definition.html
occupational distribution	occupational_distribution_meaning_and_definition.html
occupational prestige	occupational_prestige_meaning_and_definition.html
oligarchy	oligarchy_meaning_and_definition.html
oligopoly	oligopoly_meaning_and_definition.html
open lineage family	open_lineage_family_meaning_and_definition.html
operatives and laborers	operatives_and_laborers_meaning_and_definition.html
organic solidarity	organic_solidarity_meaning_and_definition.html
organization	organization_meaning_and_definition.html
organized crime	organized_crime_meaning_and_definition.html
ownership	ownership_meaning_and_definition.html
ozone depletion	ozone_depletion_meaning_and_definition.html
participant observation	participant_observation_meaning_and_definition.html
participatory democracy	participatory_democracy_meaning_and_definition.html
pastoral societies (herding societies)	pastoral_societies_herding_societies_meaning_and_definition.html
patient dumping	patient_dumping_meaning_and_definition.html
patriarchy	patriarchy_meaning_and_definition.html
patrilineal descent	patrilineal_descent_meaning_and_definition.html
patrilocality	patrilocality_meaning_and_definition.html
pauperization	pauperization_meaning_and_definition.html
peasants	peasants_meaning_and_definition.html
peer group	peer_group_meaning_and_definition.html
peripheral countries	peripheral_countries_meaning_and_definition.html
personal crime	personal_crime_meaning_and_definition.html
personality	personality_meaning_and_definition.html
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