Political science

Political science

The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.

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anomic division of labor

Politics; Political Science

Where the division of labor in the workplace is based on power and social and economic status, rather than on differentiations of individual ability or effort. In such circumstances, according to ...

anomic group

Politics; Political Science

Spontaneously formed interest group with concern over a specific issue.

physical anthropology

Politics; Political Science

A specialization within the discipline of anthropology centered on the scientific study of the origins and development of human beings through analysis of fossil and skeletal remains.

social anthropology

Politics; Political Science

Also referred to as cultural anthropology, this discipline is conceptually and theoretically similar to sociology. Anthropology originally developed as the study of non-western cultures but many ...

anthropology

Politics; Political Science

Social science (not exclusively) dedicated to the study of traditional cultures and the evolution of the human species. Study of humanity by our physical characteristics as animals, as well as by ...

disciplines

Politics; Political Science

biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology.

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM)

A landmark arms control agreement signed in 1972 by the Soviet Union and the U.S., this treaty limited antiballistic missiles to two sites of 100 antiballistic missile launchers in each country. In ...