WORDS FOR
THIS WEEK
Monday 03/08/10 thru Friday 03/12/10
Social Structure and Conditions
prepared by
ANDREW D. JAMIESEN
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Monday's Word acculturation = adaptation to the customs of a culture Learning the subtleties of a foreign language is part of the acculturation process of living in a new country.
Tuesday's Word anomie = condition in which social norms have weakened or disappeared The anomie in today's youth portends dissolution of society's behavioral constraints.
Wednesday's Word enculturation = socialization into cultural mainstream The Internet has done much toward a world-wide enculturation of values and communication.
Thursday's Word labefaction = decline in public morality and social order The prevalence of sexual innuendo in advertizing has contributed to the labefaction of moral standards.
Friday's Word mythos = underlying and enduring attitudes and beliefs characteristic of a society, esp. in connection with supernatural forces The moon's 28-day month has created a lunar mythos concerning aberrant or bizarre behavior.
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