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  2. Nyctanthes arbor-tristis - Wikipedia

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    The tree is called the "tree of sorrow" because the foliage becomes droopy as blooming flowers fall off during early morning. [8] The Latin specific epithet arbor-tristis means "sad tree". [ 8 ] In India and Nepal, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is known as pārijāta (पारिजात).

  3. Emotion classification - Wikipedia

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    Arousal represents the vertical axis and valence represents the horizontal axis, while the center of the circle represents a neutral valence and a medium level of arousal. [11] In this model, emotional states can be represented at any level of valence and arousal, or at a neutral level of one or both of these factors.

  4. Sociology of emotions - Wikipedia

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    The Sociology of emotions applies a sociological lens to the topic of emotions.The discipline of Sociology, which falls within the social sciences, is focused on understanding both the mind and society, studying the dynamics of the self, interaction, social structure, and culture. [1]

  5. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas; Plants in culture – uses of plants by humans; Narcissus in culture – uses of narcissus flowers by humans; Lime tree in culture – uses of the lime (linden) tree by humans

  6. Suffering - Wikipedia

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    The theory proposes therefore that physical pain and social pain (i.e. two radically differing kinds of suffering) share a common phenomenological and neurological basis. According to David Pearce 's online manifesto "The Hedonistic Imperative", [ 30 ] suffering is the avoidable result of Darwinian evolution .

  7. Sociological theory - Wikipedia

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    A sociological theory is a supposition that intends to consider, analyze, and/or explain objects of social reality from a sociological perspective, [1]: 14 drawing connections between individual concepts in order to organize and substantiate sociological knowledge.

  8. Sadness - Wikipedia

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    Sadness is an emotional pain associated with, or characterized by, feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disappointment and sorrow. An individual experiencing sadness may become quiet or lethargic , and withdraw themselves from others.

  9. Structural functionalism - Wikipedia

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    While absent from empirical sociology, functionalist themes remained detectable in sociological theory, most notably in the works of Luhmann and Giddens. There are, however, signs of an incipient revival, as functionalist claims have recently been bolstered by developments in multilevel selection theory and in empirical research on how groups ...