- Industria: Printing & publishing
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McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, publishing, and business services.
A term used by Erving Goffman to refer to the altering of the presentation of the self in order to create distinctive appearances and satisfy particular audiences.
Industry:Sociology
A construct or model that serves as a measuring rod against which specific cases can be evaluated.
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An approach to the study of formal organizations that emphasizes the role of people, communication, and participation within a bureau-cracy and tends to focus on the informal structure of the organization.
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A preindustrial society in which people rely on whatever foods and fiber are readily available in order to live.
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Preindustrial societies in which people plant seeds and crops rather than subsist merely on available foods.
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An area of study concerned with the interrelationships between people and their spatial setting and physical environment.
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The movement of an individual from one social position to another of the same rank.
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A functionalist theory of aging introduced by Cumming and Henry that contends that society and the aging individual mutually sever many of their relationships.
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The process of denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons.
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