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carry capacity: |
the number of people who can be supported by the resources of the surrounding region. |
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the number of people who can be supported by the resources of the surrounding region. |
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barter |
:the exchange of goods and services one for the other |
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:the exchange of goods and services one for the other |
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redistribution: |
a form of exchange in which accumulated wealth is collected from the members of the community from the members of the group and reallocated in different pattern. |
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a form of exchange in which accumulated wealth is collected from the members of the community from the members of the group and reallocated in different pattern. |
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1.5 generation immigrant:t |
the child of immigrants who is born in the family’s home country but at young age moves with his or her parents to a new host country. |
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the child of immigrants who is born in the family’s home country but at young age moves with his or her parents to a new host country. |
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transnationalism |
the practice of maintaining active participation in social, economic, religious, and political spheres across national borders. |
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the practice of maintaining active participation in social, economic, religious, and political spheres across national borders. |
transnationalism |
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militarization: |
the contested social process through which a civil society organizes for the production of military violence. |
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the contested social process through which a civil society organizes for the production of military violence. |
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social movement |
collective group actions in response to uneven development, inequality, and injustice, that seek to build institutional networks to transform cultural patterns and government policies. |
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collective group actions in response to uneven development, inequality, and injustice, that seek to build institutional networks to transform cultural patterns and government policies. |
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ritual: |
an act or series of acts regularly repeated over years or generations that embody the beliefs of group of people and create a sense of continuity and belonging. |
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an act or series of acts regularly repeated over years or generations that embody the beliefs of group of people and create a sense of continuity and belonging. |
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martyr: |
a person who sacrifices his or her life for the sake of religion. |
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a person who sacrifices his or her life for the sake of religion. |
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profane: |
anything that is considered not holy. |
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anything that is considered not holy. |
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disease: |
a discrete natural entity that can be clinically identified and treated by a health professionals. |
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a discrete natural entity that can be clinically identified and treated by a health professionals. |
disease: |
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ethnopharmacology: |
the documentation and description of the of local use of natural substances in healing remedies and practices. |
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the documentation and description of the of local use of natural substances in healing remedies and practices. |
ethnopharmacology: |
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popular art: |
creative expression and communication and communication often associated with the general population. |
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creative expression and communication and communication often associated with the general population. |
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art: |
all ideas, forms, techniques, and strategies that humans employ to express themselves creatively and to communicate their creativity and inspiration to others. |
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all ideas, forms, techniques, and strategies that humans employ to express themselves creatively and to communicate their creativity and inspiration to others. |
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reciprocity: |
the exchange of resources, goods, and services among people relatively equal status; meant to create and reinforce social ties. |
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the exchange of resources, goods, and services among people relatively equal status; meant to create and reinforce social ties. |
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industrial agriculture: |
intensive farming involving mechanization and mass production. |
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intensive farming involving mechanization and mass production. |
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second-generation immigrant: |
the child of immigrants who is born and raised in the new host country. |
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the child of immigrants who is born and raised in the new host country. |
second-generation immigrant: |
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internal migration: |
the movement of people within their own national borders. |
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the movement of people within their own national borders. |
internal migration: |
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civil society organization: |
a local non government organization that challenges state policies and uneven development, and advocates for resources and opportunities for members of it local communities. |
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a local non government organization that challenges state policies and uneven development, and advocates for resources and opportunities for members of it local communities. |
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agency: |
the potential power individuals and groups to contest cultural norms, values, symbols, mental maps of reality, institutions, and structures of power. |
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the potential power individuals and groups to contest cultural norms, values, symbols, mental maps of reality, institutions, and structures of power. |
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framing process: |
the creation of sharing meaning and definitions that motivate and justify collective action by social movements. |
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the creation of sharing meaning and definitions that motivate and justify collective action by social movements. |
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sacred: |
anything that is considered holy. |
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anything that is considered holy. |
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religion: |
a set of beliefs based on a unique vision of how the world ought to be, often revealed through insights into a supernatural power and lived out in community. |
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a set of beliefs based on a unique vision of how the world ought to be, often revealed through insights into a supernatural power and lived out in community. |
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health: |
the absence of disease and infirmity, as well as the presence of physical, mental, and social well-being. |
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the absence of disease and infirmity, as well as the presence of physical, mental, and social well-being. |
health: |
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illness: |
the individual patient’s experience of sickness. |
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the individual patient’s experience of sickness. |
illness: |
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biomedicine: |
a practice, often associated with Western medicine, that seeks to apply the principles of biology and the natural sciences to the practice of diagnosing disease and promoting healing. |
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a practice, often associated with Western medicine, that seeks to apply the principles of biology and the natural sciences to the practice of diagnosing disease and promoting healing. |
biomedicine: |
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fine art: |
creative expression and communication often associated with cultural ideas. |
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creative expression and communication often associated with cultural ideas. |
fine art: |
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aesthetic experience: |
perception through one’s sense. |
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perception through one’s sense. |
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