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- Le Guin was one of the pioneers of a sub-genre of science fiction ... work is less concerned with the importance of technological change and development ...24 KB (3,578 words) - 13:45, 3 May 2023
- Category:Sociology which male members predominate in positions of power. The term "patriarchy ...28 KB (4,138 words) - 18:57, 23 March 2023
- that are felt by people due to a combination of factors. For example, a black ... gender and class are the major determinants of identity, and that minorities ...43 KB (5,848 words) - 10:41, 6 March 2024
- Winnipeg is both the largest city and capital city of the province ... Prairies, on a flood plain at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers ...32 KB (4,701 words) - 23:10, 17 May 2023
- military clan-uniform. In many parts of the West, wearing a skirt may ... A gender role is a set of behavioral norms associated particularly ...23 KB (3,388 words) - 20:48, 23 October 2022
- 31, 1939) was an Austrian psychologist, one of Sigmund Freud's closest ... contexts, particularly in the areas of personal growth and self-actualization ...17 KB (2,538 words) - 05:54, 18 November 2022
- , marked annually on March 8, is a major day of global celebration for the ... The holiday that developed from these beginnings blended the culture ...18 KB (2,637 words) - 10:37, 6 March 2024
- American cultural anthropologist, a pioneer of the feminist movement in America ... and an emphasis on the importance of early childhood development ...26 KB (3,818 words) - 03:56, 6 November 2022
- Category:Sociology Category:Lifestyle Category:Marriage and family Virgins remained celibate for 30 years on penalty of death]] ...20 KB (2,940 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2023
- Social psychology is a branch of psychology that studies cognitive ... impact not only on the academic worlds of psychology, sociology, and ...46 KB (6,640 words) - 21:45, 30 January 2023
- in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. As a ... Du Bois is viewed by many as the father of modern black scholarship ...29 KB (4,549 words) - 21:59, 3 May 2023
- for children to play freely, usually part of a school or public park. Playgrounds ... recognized that play is an essential aspect of child development. In 1989 ...16 KB (2,295 words) - 08:03, 24 November 2022
- Category:Sociology [[Image:Fountain of Wealth.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A fountain of wealth]] ...21 KB (3,362 words) - 23:23, 3 May 2023
- society was not based on market principles of exchange but rather on relationships ... Polanyi, chemist and philosopher. The son of a prominent member of a Hungarian ...16 KB (2,415 words) - 07:19, 5 October 2022
- Category:Sociology Category:Lifestyle Category:Marriage and family ... institution which has formed the foundation of the family throughout history ...46 KB (7,206 words) - 14:15, 7 May 2024
- healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, ... Health care is a vital aspect of human society. Through the health ...26 KB (3,556 words) - 15:09, 25 January 2023
- Cancel culture (or call-out culture) is a modern form of ostracism ... Cancel culture is a variant on call-out culture and constitutes a ...39 KB (5,227 words) - 19:39, 26 April 2022
- |name =University of Rome "La Sapienza" |native_name ... University of Rome La Sapienza (Italian Università degli Studi di ...13 KB (1,764 words) - 13:09, 3 May 2023
- |name = University of Tokyo |native_name = 東京大学 (Tōkyō ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus]] ...19 KB (2,825 words) - 22:33, 23 June 2023
- fields and he influenced the development of schools of theory including ... Roland Barthes was born on November 12, 1915 in the town of Cherbourg ...25 KB (3,880 words) - 02:43, 16 December 2022
- magic, based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Sunil Parameswaran ... screened using a satellite feed instead of conventional prints; ...14 KB (1,924 words) - 18:58, 26 July 2023
- Wallis and Futuna, is a group of three volcanic tropical islands—Wallis ... The Wallis Archipelago is the most populated of the island group and ...20 KB (2,970 words) - 18:47, 17 April 2023
- The Igbo, sometimes referred to as Ibo, are one of the largest single ... from Nigeria and form the independent Republic of Biafra. ...21 KB (3,253 words) - 16:00, 12 February 2024
- young, Vygotsky is known as the "Mozart of psychology." Vygotsky ... In the latter part of the twentieth century, his theories became widely ...23 KB (3,329 words) - 11:00, 7 March 2023
- Known as a craftsman who "changed the world with a pair of scissors ... women to be free from the lengthy process of curling and teasing, and the ...17 KB (2,513 words) - 21:48, 12 January 2024
- A Chinese family name is one of the thousands of family names that ... Chinese surnames have served a number of sociological purposes throughout ...26 KB (3,907 words) - 17:05, 10 December 2023
- incest prohibition varies according to the culture. Generally, however, close ... Many reasons underlie the incest taboo: Biological explanations of ...23 KB (3,379 words) - 21:59, 4 February 2023
- arts college in 1928 and commenced a program of graduate studies in 1955. Affiliated ... Nicknamed the "University in the Forest" because of the ...19 KB (2,571 words) - 17:43, 30 January 2024
- at Harvard University, where he is Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute ... a more pluralistic approach to the question of the literary canon. There has ...23 KB (3,215 words) - 21:58, 21 October 2022
- in 1755, the university has grown to be one of the largest institutions in ... whose name was later added to the name of the institution in his honor ...19 KB (2,791 words) - 01:43, 11 March 2023
- economy, focuses on understanding the role of human-made institutions in ... Behavioral economics is another hallmark of institutional economics ...34 KB (4,820 words) - 19:36, 5 March 2024
- feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure. Emotions ... attempted to identify the emotion with one of the components: William James ...51 KB (6,936 words) - 18:27, 13 February 2024
- and a leading philosopher and psychologist of the French Enlightenment. He ... 30, 1715, at Grenoble, France to a family of lawyers. Like his elder brother ...14 KB (2,137 words) - 04:37, 22 March 2024
- [[File:Initiation ritual of boys in Malawi.jpg|right|330px|thumb|Initiation ... quot; or "person") is the study of humanity (see genus Homo). ...28 KB (3,944 words) - 06:17, 31 July 2023
- Chief Dan George, (July 24, 1899–September 23, 1981) was a chief ... One of twelve children of the tribal chief, Dan George served as chief ...18 KB (2,892 words) - 18:13, 24 January 2024
- poet, essayist, translator, and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature ... of Wincenty Szymborski and Anna (née Rottermund) Szymborska. Her ...21 KB (2,870 words) - 22:34, 27 July 2023
- The term "Web 2.0" describes the changing trends in the ... " emphasizing the participatory aspect of the web as opposed to the web ...39 KB (5,412 words) - 23:24, 3 May 2023
- can also refer to proficiency in a number of fields, such as art or physical ... Literacy rates are a crucial measure of a region's human capital ...24 KB (3,587 words) - 04:28, 29 October 2022
- Prize for non-fiction in 1974, for his The Denial of Death. The thesis of his work was that individuals live in terror of their ...20 KB (3,151 words) - 19:31, 13 February 2024
- 11, 1994) was an Austrian-born philosopher of science. He was one of the ... has noted, "If one looks at the course of Feyerabend's life, one ...26 KB (3,955 words) - 16:54, 21 November 2022
- the traditional, more highly technical forms of dance such as ballet. Modern ... The early modern dance pioneers of the 1920s through the 1940s broke ...18 KB (2,688 words) - 19:25, 9 November 2022
- Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside ... Chinese dominate almost all the economies of Southeast Asia, and have sometimes ...45 KB (6,097 words) - 10:53, 11 March 2023
- applying evolutionary theory to the study of politics and ethics. He coined ... Herbert Spencer was born in Derby, England on April 27, 1820, the ...19 KB (2,968 words) - 15:43, 25 January 2023
- Most broadly, mind is the organized totality of the mental processes of an ... Aspects of mind are also attributed to complex animals, which are ...35 KB (5,274 words) - 18:47, 9 November 2022
- The English Historical School of Economics, although not nearly as ... The school considered itself the intellectual heirs of past figures ...27 KB (3,885 words) - 08:56, 5 September 2023
- :This article is concerned with the methodology of iconography, principally ... Iconography is the branch of art history which studies the identification ...18 KB (2,613 words) - 15:30, 12 February 2024
- The Historical school of economics was an approach to academic economics ... practiced in the Classical Anglo-Saxon world of Ricardo and John Stuart Mill ...33 KB (4,933 words) - 21:55, 31 January 2024
- speakers (not necessarily native speakers) of the Arabic language. It does ... Arabic literature emerged in the sixth century with only fragments ...44 KB (6,658 words) - 21:28, 11 August 2023
- Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is regarded ... position. Ljubljana lies at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin, and Slavic ...26 KB (3,718 words) - 07:46, 9 March 2023
- historian and writer] He was a champion of the nineteenth-century ideals ... His observations represented the excitement of sociological discovery, made ...22 KB (3,185 words) - 06:41, 20 July 2023
- The Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a holiday celebrated ... Aztec and Mesoamerican roots. The Day of the Dead is widely observed ...19 KB (2,926 words) - 08:42, 28 January 2024
- Category:Sociology 275px|An African-American man drinks out of the "colored only" ...36 KB (5,283 words) - 17:19, 16 April 2023
- Category:Sociology to describe a group whose values and norms of behavior run counter to those ...27 KB (4,003 words) - 08:31, 10 January 2024
- Category:Sociology [[Image:Hyundai car assembly line.jpg|thumb|250 ... Division of Labor is the specialization of cooperative labor in specific ...26 KB (4,018 words) - 18:21, 1 August 2023
- a Theological Tightrope:Controversies of Sampradaya in Eighteenth Century ... The presence of different sampradaya within Hinduism, rather than ...15 KB (2,058 words) - 02:15, 23 December 2022
- In a matriarchy, power lies with the women of a community. Conclusive ... However, such societies generally occur in times of societal stress ...26 KB (3,881 words) - 09:18, 10 March 2023
- or behaviour (British English) is the range of actions and mannerisms in response ... The primary focus of this article is human behavior, which includes ...40 KB (5,552 words) - 21:51, 20 March 2023
- release with Full Tilt Boogie Band. On each of her recordings, Joplin is listed ... in 1953. The family belonged to the Churches of Christ denomination. ...20 KB (3,184 words) - 09:39, 1 April 2024
- or 1837Sharon Halevi and Fruma Zachs, Gendering Culture in Greater ... Most of his works revolve around science, history and religion, analyzed ...35 KB (4,995 words) - 17:16, 29 November 2023
- Category:Sociology Category:Law [[Image:Rex theatre.jpg|right|thumb ... Racial segregation is the separation, either by law or by action, ...23 KB (3,411 words) - 22:42, 7 December 2022
- all are independent. Arabs form the majority of the populations of Algeria ... designation birthed during the days of the British Empire, and encompasses ...32 KB (4,654 words) - 20:18, 11 August 2023
- Category:Sociology with police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934.]] ...15 KB (2,310 words) - 19:19, 11 August 2022
- de France, giving it the title "History of Systems of Thought," and ... Michel Foucault is best known for his critical studies of various ...48 KB (6,765 words) - 17:10, 9 November 2022
- was an American historian and philosopher of science who wrote extensively ... D. in 1949. While there, primarily because of his editorship of the Harvard ...29 KB (4,408 words) - 22:54, 30 April 2023
- to indicate the improper usage of science or scientific claims. ... The charge of scientism often is used as a counter-argument to appeals ...22 KB (3,110 words) - 02:36, 21 April 2023
- In fiscal year 2007, it reported assets of $13.7 billion and approved ... some for lending its name to the promotion of a variety of political agendas ...17 KB (2,437 words) - 06:20, 1 April 2024
- Franz Boas (July 9, 1858 – December 22, 1942) was one of the pioneers ... Boas was exposed to natural history. Of his work at the gymnasium, ...37 KB (5,468 words) - 05:16, 9 April 2024
- Continental philosophy, as the phrase is used today, refers to a set ... who found it useful for referring to a range of thinkers and traditions that ...19 KB (2,642 words) - 02:47, 8 January 2024
- Category:Sociology PNG|400px|right|thumb|Hypothesized map of human migration based on Mitochondrial ...28 KB (4,050 words) - 16:22, 23 December 2022
- unpleasant effects. It is understood to be of three kinds: Moral evil, natural ... The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam usually ...41 KB (6,708 words) - 23:52, 24 March 2024
- whose work centered around theistic ideals of religious consciousness, interpersonal ... into a Jewish family. Buber spent much of his childhood in the house ...16 KB (2,486 words) - 16:30, 6 November 2022
- [[Image:Harrods at night.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The exterior of Harrods ... which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a predominant ...29 KB (4,395 words) - 09:47, 29 January 2024
- that contains information on all branches of knowledge or a particular branch ... (pron. enkyklos paideia), literally 'the things of boys/child ...30 KB (4,429 words) - 15:48, 26 September 2023
- Category:Sociology Category:Military A war an armed conflict between ... and statehood or the outright overthrow of the extant government. Wars ...40 KB (6,411 words) - 22:53, 3 May 2023
- combines socialism and Zionism in a form of practical Labor Zionism, founded ... generations as utopian communities, most of today's kibbutzim are ...24 KB (3,693 words) - 03:59, 6 October 2022
- Botany is the branch of biology dealing with the scientific study ... generally are no longer considered part of the plant kingdom. ...17 KB (2,438 words) - 19:52, 20 November 2023
- Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before ... A divorce must be certified by a court of law, as a legal action is ...63 KB (9,390 words) - 15:32, 29 January 2024
- A late 19th-century artist's conception of the Ark of the Covenant, employing ... The Ark of the Covenant (Hebrew: ארון הברית,aron habrit) ...29 KB (4,905 words) - 02:49, 15 August 2023
- contributions to modern political sociology and the philosophy of history ... Montesquieu defined three forms of government: republics, monarchies ...17 KB (2,651 words) - 00:36, 5 December 2023
- Hazing refers to any activity expected of someone in joining or participating ... Hazing is seen in many different types of social groups, including ...40 KB (5,725 words) - 16:55, 30 June 2022
- Category:Sociology Category:Lifestyle Category:Marriage and family anthropology, polygamy is the practice of marriage to more than one spouse ...37 KB (5,815 words) - 17:42, 30 November 2023
- [[Image:Pie Grande.jpg|thumb|200 px|Artistic depiction of Bigfoot]] like animal believed to inhabit the forests of North America, although people ...28 KB (4,241 words) - 02:27, 21 April 2023
- Developmental psychology is the scientific study of progressive psychological ... This field examines change across a broad range of topics including: ...31 KB (4,396 words) - 05:46, 25 August 2020
- The bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the ... The destruction of Dresden has an epically tragic quality to it. It ...44 KB (6,668 words) - 07:18, 17 November 2023
- experience with God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, as described ... "On the day of Pentecost, seven weeks after Jesus' resurrection ...27 KB (3,961 words) - 07:23, 23 November 2022
- historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science. His work belongs ... Girard's theoretical work began with his discovery of mimetic ...32 KB (4,801 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- [[Image:Blacktriangle.jpg|thumb|200 px|Artist's depiction of ... an "identified" object. Sightings of unusual aerial phenomena date ...29 KB (4,399 words) - 01:37, 3 May 2023
- horticulturist, botanist, and co-founder of the American Society for Horticultural ... He was considered the father of rural sociology and rural journalism ...19 KB (2,903 words) - 22:29, 25 October 2022
- A high school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly ... In addition to completing this level of academic studies, high schools ...27 KB (3,998 words) - 15:48, 25 January 2023
- Imperialism is the forceful extension of a nation's authority ... Yet, an interesting aspect of imperialism is that empires, both ancient ...24 KB (3,604 words) - 15:29, 4 February 2023
- Category:Sociology Category:Lifestyle [[Image:Skyscrapers of Shinjuku 2009 January.jpg|thumb|right|250 px ...41 KB (6,075 words) - 22:26, 10 December 2023
- Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, with an area of 227 ... The 1874 "March West" of the federal government's new ...28 KB (3,852 words) - 03:30, 23 December 2022
- Category:Sociology Category:Psychology Category:Anthropology ... Childhood (being a child) is a broad term usually applied to the phase ...37 KB (5,556 words) - 01:00, 23 February 2021
- 250px|Increasingly the world is thought of as a whole]] Globalization, as a concept, refers both to the "shrinking" ...36 KB (5,269 words) - 08:02, 24 January 2023
- quot; But technically, it is a specific form of sovereign state (a political ... It was given impetus by the throwing off of kings (for example, in the ...38 KB (5,803 words) - 04:09, 11 March 2023
- educator. He was a pioneer in the field of secular religious studies. ... reached a popular readership. His defense of religious studies as a secular ...21 KB (3,067 words) - 09:56, 11 March 2023
- Category:Sociology Category:Psychology Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ...31 KB (4,676 words) - 21:40, 26 February 2023
- Kush mountain range in the Chitral district of the North-West Frontier Province ... The culture of Kalash people is unique and differs drastically from ...33 KB (5,027 words) - 17:07, 14 May 2024
- Most scholars consider him to be the founder of the tradition of Western Marxism ... . Lukács studied at the universities of Budapest and Berlin, receiving ...31 KB (4,665 words) - 06:56, 18 April 2024
- Georgia. She is generally seen as an example of a style of writing known as ... One of the most notable features of the Southern Gothic is "The ...24 KB (3,778 words) - 17:36, 28 March 2024
