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Exploring Fundamental Concepts of Society and Development

This comprehensive resource dives into essential terms related to societal structures and personal identity. It defines key concepts such as matriarchy, matriculate, and bigamy, providing context within familial and educational systems. The exploration includes the dynamics of relationships through terms like patronage and fraternal, as well as medical references in orthopedics and the nuances of personal existence with essence and nonentity. Ideal for those interested in sociology, psychology, or education, this guide illuminates foundational terms essential for understanding social interactions and personal development.

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Exploring Fundamental Concepts of Society and Development

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  1. Lessons 3 & 4 Melissa Daisy Montalvo and Julia Macrino

  2. Matrix n. The surroundings within which something begins or develops.

  3. Matriarchy n. A society ruled or controlled by women

  4. Matriculate n. To register as a student at a collage or university

  5. Patriarch n. The male head of a family or tribe

  6. Patrimony n. A family inheritance

  7. Patronage n. support; encouragement

  8. Patronize v. 1. To go to regularly 2. To treat someone as an inferior

  9. Patronymic n. Name derived from a paternal ancestor

  10. Fraternal Adj. Pertaining to brothers; brotherly

  11. Fraternize v. 1. To be friendly with 2. To socialize with an enemy population

  12. Avuncular Adj. Like an uncle

  13. Familial • Adj. Having to do with the family

  14. Uxorious Adj. Dominated by one’s wife.

  15. Bigamy n. Marriage to two mates

  16. Monogamy n. Marriage to a single mate

  17. Puerile Adj. Childish; immature

  18. Orthopedics n. Branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal ad tissues related to movement

  19. Pedagogue n. A teacher

  20. Pedant n. 1. A person who pays excessive attention to learning rules rather than to understand 2. A scholarly show-off.

  21. Entity n. Something that has a real or independent existence

  22. Nonentity n. 1. A person or thing of no importance 2. Something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination

  23. Essence n. 1. The basic element; the identifying characteristics 2. A substance in concentrated form obtained from a plant or drug 3. A perfume

  24. Moribund Adj. About to die or end

  25. Mortify v. 1. To shame 2. To discipline oneself by denial

  26. Postmortem n. An examination to determine the cause od death; an autopsy

  27. Euthanasia n. The act of painlessly killing a suffering person or animal; mercy killing

  28. Innate Adj. Possessed at birth; inborn

  29. Naive Adj. Childlike; unsophisticated

  30. Nascent Adj. Emerging; coming into existence

  31. Renaissance n. A rebirth; a renewal

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