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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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ETHMOCEPHALY

Birth defect where the nose is deformed and can be associated with cebocephaly.

ETHNIC

Refers to a group of people with a shared cultural ans social background.

ETHNIC CLEANSING

The removal, detention and genocide of an ethnic group to produce a homogenous territory or society.

ETHNIC DRIFT

1. Process where people in a mon irity group in a society loose their ethnic identity with tme. 2. The

ETHNIC GROUP

The major social group with a common identity based on history, culture, language and sometimes religion. Not equivalent to a

ETHNIC IDENTITY

A person's sense of being defined by membership of an ethnic group.

ETHNICITY

The categorisation socially based on a person's ethnic group. See ethnic identity.

ETHNOCENTRISM

A tendency to malign and reject another ethnic group while glorifying your own. See ingroup bias- racism.

ETHNOGRAPHIC APPROACH

Used by anthropologists who study community as a way of life.

ETHNOGRAPHY

Describing the study of cultures based on direct observation. Compare ethnology. See etnography.

ETHNOLINGUISTICS

Investigating language within human societies and cultures with regard to cultural influences, anthropology and ethnography. See anthropological linguistics.

ETHNOLOGY

The study of human societies by looking at the history of them and analysising and comparing them.

ETHNOMETHODOLOGY

Analysing the underlying conventions and systems of meaning that people use to make sense of common interactions.

ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY

See cross cultural psychology.

ETHNOPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Where issues related to ethnic and cultural variations in using and response to psychoative agents is considered.

ETHNOTHERAPY

Therapy that deals that cultural sensitivities of gthe client. Se multicultural counselling.

ETHOGRAM

The detailed description of an animal and its behaviour in a natural habitat. See ethology.

ETHOLOGY

Comparative study of the behaviour of animals in natural habitats and captivity.

ETHOS

The character or spirit of a person, culture, nation or period in time. See ortgeist- zeitgeist.

ETIOLOGY

1. Cause and progression of a disease. 2. Science dealing with the causes of physical and mental disorders.