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  2. Child pyromaniac - Wikipedia

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    A child pyromaniac is a child with an impulse-control disorder that is primarily distinguished by a compulsion to set fires in order to relieve built-up tension. [1] Child pyromania is the rarest form of fire-setting. [citation needed] Most young children are not diagnosed with pyromania, but rather with conduct disorders. [1]

  3. Pyromania - Wikipedia

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    Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires, [1] to relieve some tension or for instant gratification.

  4. Social system - Wikipedia

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    In sociology, a social system is the patterned network of relationships constituting a coherent whole that exist between individuals, groups, and institutions. [1] It is the formal structure of role and status that can form in a small, stable group. [1]

  5. Sociological theory - Wikipedia

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    In terms of sociology, historical sociology is often better positioned to analyze social life as diachronic, while survey research takes a snapshot of social life and is thus better equipped to understand social life as synchronic. Some argue that the synchrony of social structure is a methodological perspective rather than an ontological claim ...

  6. Talk:Pyromania - Wikipedia

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    That is called liking fire, pyromania by definition is a compulsion to set things on fire for relief. It IS a disorder. There is a difference between setting things on fire for attention and cool points, announcing it to the world, and having a bona fide psychological problem.

  7. Pyrophilia - Wikipedia

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    Other than the purposeful act of fire-setting itself, there is no mention of the possibility that the tension or affective arousal experienced before the act; the fascination with, interest in, or attraction to fire and its situational contexts (for example, paraphernalia, uses, consequences); or the pleasure, gratification, or relief when ...

  8. Speech codes theory - Wikipedia

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    Works by Basil Bernstein heavily influenced Philipsen. Bernstein used the term "speech codes" in sociology and further elaborated on speech codes and their contexts. He stated that, "within the same society, there can exist different social groups or social classes whose communicative practices differ in important ways" (Philipsen,1997).

  9. Psychosociology - Wikipedia

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    Psychosociology or psycho-sociology is the study of problems common to psychology and sociology, particularly the way individual behavior is influenced by the groups the person belongs to. [ 1 ] For example, in the study of criminals , psychology studies the personality of the criminal shaped by the criminal's upbringing.