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  2. Phenomenology (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    Keep in mind that for positivism, the meaning of an object is, by definition, "objective". That is, the meaning of the object is a property of the object itself, is independent of any particular observer, and "the same" for any and all observers regardless of their orientation or perspective.

  3. Social phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    Social phenomena or social phenomenon (singular) are any behaviours, actions, or events that takes place because of social influence, including from contemporary as well as historical societal influences. [1] [2] They are often a result of multifaceted processes that add ever increasing dimensions as they operate through individual nodes of ...

  4. Diglossia - Wikipedia

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    The phenomenon, called "Atticism", dominated the writings of part of the Hellenistic period, the Byzantine and Medieval era. Following the Greek War of Independence of 1821 and in order to "cover new and immediate needs" making their appearance with "the creation of the Greek State", [ 26 ] scholars brought to life "Katharevousa" or "purist ...

  5. Sociology - Wikipedia

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    Society is nothing more than the shared reality that people construct as they interact with one another. This approach sees people interacting in countless settings using symbolic communications to accomplish the tasks at hand. Therefore, society is a complex, ever-changing mosaic of subjective meanings.

  6. Social science - Wikipedia

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    Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among members within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of society", established in the 18th century.

  7. Cultural anthropology - Wikipedia

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    Social anthropology is a term applied to ethnographic works that attempt to isolate a particular system of social relations such as those that comprise domestic life, economy, law, politics, or religion, give analytical priority to the organizational bases of social life, and attend to cultural phenomena as somewhat secondary to the main issues ...

  8. List of effects - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of names for observable phenomena that contain the word “effect”, amplified by reference(s) to their respective fields of study. Contents: Top

  9. Phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    A phenomenon (pl.: phenomena), sometimes spelled phaenomenon, is an observable event. [1] The term came into its modern philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant , who contrasted it with the noumenon , which cannot be directly observed.