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  2. Manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions - Wikipedia

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    Manifest functions are the consequences that people see, observe or even expect. It is explicitly stated and understood by the participants in the relevant action. The manifest function of a rain dance, according to Merton in his 1957 Social Theory and Social Structure, is to produce rain, and this outcome is intended and desired by people participating in the ritual.

  3. Social psychology (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    In sociology, social psychology (also known as sociological social psychology) studies the relationship between the individual and society. [1] [2] Although studying many of the same substantive topics as its counterpart in the field of psychology, sociological social psychology places relatively more emphasis on the influence of social structure and culture on individual outcomes, such as ...

  4. Human behavior - Wikipedia

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    Human behavior is shaped by psychological traits, as personality types vary from person to person, producing different actions and behavior. Social behavior accounts for actions directed at others. It is concerned with the considerable influence of social interaction and culture, as well as ethics, interpersonal relationships, politics, and ...

  5. Social sorting - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the details of a person it can lead to the determination of whether the person may end up on a No Fly List. David Lyon insinuates that social sorting through surveillance is a modern threat to freedom [citation needed]. Byproducts of social sorting are isolation, segregation and marginalization [citation needed].

  6. Identity (social science) - Wikipedia

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    Identity is the set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits, appearance, or expressions that characterize a person or a group. [1] [2] [3] [4]Identity emerges during childhood as children start to comprehend their self-concept, and it remains a consistent aspect throughout different stages of life.

  7. Psychological typologies - Wikipedia

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    Every person, as a rule, possesses all the possible types of love, but in different proportion. Which can be expressed by the profile characteristic with ups and downs. The types of people with similar profile characteristics combined into classification of higher level. Examples of type-psychology development (stages):

  8. Corey Keyes - Wikipedia

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    He also studies the psychology of aging. Keyes is known for coining the psychological terms flourishing and languishing, [1] which describe a person's level of mental health, and has published widely in this field. [2] He is considered a pioneer in the field of positive psychology. [3]

  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.