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EMPLACEMENT SOCIAL [1 record]

Record 1 2021-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

Every individual possesses a "social location" that determines where they stand in society. A person's social location is built upon ... their gender, social class, race, education, abilities, age, sexual orientation, religion, culture, [and geographic location]. All of these join together to create and manifest a person's identity and to shape how a person looks at the world. An individual's social location also contributes to how that person interacts with others ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

Emplacement social. Un terme qui désigne à la fois la manière dont on se situe et qu'on est [situé] par d'autres en fonction de la position qu'on occupe dans la société.

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