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data

(noun) A collection of recorded observations gained from research from which inferences are drawn through analysis.

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data archive

(noun) A facility that collects, stores, and preserves data.

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daughter

1. (noun) A female offspring; 2. (noun) An individual’s female child.

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Davis-Moore thesis

(noun) Theory asserting that stratification and inequality are necessary and beneficial to society to motivate individuals to train for and perform complex roles.

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debriefing

(noun) Asking participants for feedback about their experience engaging in a research project and informing them of an unrevealed purpose.

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debt bondage

(noun) When an individual pledges to act as a servant in exchange for a loan or passage and then are not paid enough to earn back their freedom.

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deduction

1. (noun) A form of logical reasoning that derives a conclusion from a set of premises and the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true; 2. (noun) Moving from the general to the particular.

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deficiency disease

(noun) A disease caused by the absence (malnutrition) of an essential nutrient, typically a certain mineral or vitamin.

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degradation ceremony

(noun) A ceremony that transforms or is intended to transform the identity or status of an individual into an identity or status lower down in the hierarchy of a group or institution.

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deindustrialization

(noun) A process of change whereby industrial activity in a country or region is reduced or removed.

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demedicalization

(noun) The process by which a behavior or condition, once labeled “sick”, becomes defined as natural or normal.

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democracy

(noun) A political system in which people vote directly on policy issues or through elected officials that represent them.

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democratic leadership

(noun) A leadership style in which the leader encourages creative participation by members of the group to solve problems and builds their consensus prior to taking action.