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The social heritage and customs of an organized community,society or ethnic group.

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physics

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Simply: physics is the study of the physical universe. From the puzzling quantum world of the very small to the majestic motion of galaxies; from the wonderland world of the very ...

Russia

Culture; American culture

Since 1917, relations between Russia (or the Soviet Union) and the United States have been marked by extraordinary hostility occasionally tempered by periods of cooperation. The ...

old age

Culture; American culture

Since 1945, new medical techniques have extended active life for many Americans, while the proportion of older people in the population has increased and earlier systems of elder ...

welfare/welfare reform

Culture; American culture

The American income maintenance system is in reality a patchwork of programs aimed at different populations and financed and administered by federal, state and local governments. ...

sociology

Culture; American culture

Sociology as a field of study focuses on the interactions of individuals, groups and organizations within a social structure. The discipline of sociology has always been shaped by ...

judiciary

Culture; American culture

The American common law system contains a complex array of federal, state and local courts with exclusive and overlapping jurisdictional powers. Each state has a separate, ...

McCarthyism

Culture; American culture

The anti-communist movement associated with Joseph McCarthy was underway well before his election to the Senate in 1946. Though the American government had long worked to obstruct ...