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  2. Pure sociology - Wikipedia

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    Pure sociology explains social life with its social geometry. [9] Social life refers to any instance of human behavior—such as law, suicide, gossip, or art — while the social geometry of a behavior, also called its social structure, refers to the social characteristics of those involved—such as their degree of past interaction or their level of wealth.

  3. Multiculturalism - Wikipedia

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    Multiculturalism is the coexistence of multiple cultures. The word is used in sociology, in political philosophy, and colloquially. In sociology and everyday usage, it is usually a synonym for ethnic or cultural pluralism [1] in which various ethnic and cultural groups exist in a

  4. Sociology of culture - Wikipedia

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    The sociology of culture grew from the intersection between sociology, as shaped by early theorists like Marx, Durkheim, and Weber, and anthropology where researchers pioneered ethnographic strategies for describing and analyzing a variety of cultures around the world. Part of the legacy of the early development of the field is still felt in ...

  5. Cultural amalgamation - Wikipedia

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    The origins of cultural amalgamation: When people from the Chinese culture meet people from the European culture and greet each other. Cultural amalgamation refers to the process of mixing two cultures to create a new culture. [1] [2] It is often described as a more balanced type of cultural interaction than the process of cultural assimilation.

  6. Sociology - Wikipedia

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    Sociologists' approach to culture can be divided into "sociology of culture" and "cultural sociology"—terms which are similar, though not entirely interchangeable. Sociology of culture is an older term, and considers some topics and objects as more or less "cultural" than others.

  7. Cross-cultural studies - Wikipedia

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    Cross-cultural studies, sometimes called holocultural studies or comparative studies, is a specialization in anthropology and sister sciences such as sociology, psychology, economics, political science that uses field data from many societies through comparative research to examine the scope of human behavior and test hypotheses about human behavior and culture.

  8. Salad bowl (cultural idea) - Wikipedia

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    Various distinct components can combine to make a salad.. A salad bowl or tossed salad is a metaphor for the way an intercultural society can integrate different cultures while maintaining their separate identities, contrasting with a melting pot, which emphasizes the combination of the parts into a single whole.

  9. Pluriculturalism - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] An individual's pluriculturalism includes their own cultural diversity and their awareness and experience with the cultural diversity of others. [1] It can be influenced by their job or occupational trajectory, geographic location, family history and mobility, leisure or occupational travel, personal interests or experience with media.