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  • 11ascription — In allocating roles and statuses , or imputing allegedly natural behaviours, cultures make varying use of kinship, age, sex, and ethnicity. Such ascribed characteristics cannot be changed by individual effort, although social movements and states …

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  • 12ascription — n. attribution, act of ascribing; social status by birth (Sociology) …

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  • 13ascription to — attribution to, crediting to …

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  • 14ascription — n. 1. Ascribing, attributing, referring, charging, laying, setting down, imputing. 2. [pl.] Praises, adorations, magnifyings, extollings, homage, Magnificats, Glorias, Te Deums …

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  • 15ascription — n 1. attribution, attributing, assignment, assigning, adscription, creditation, accreditation, accrediting, chalking up to; imputation, imputing, charging, laying on, blaming, accusal, accusing. 2. exaltation, glorification, extolment, laudation; …

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  • 16ascription — as·crip·tion …

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  • 17ascription — as•crip•tion [[t]əˈskrɪp ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of ascribing 2) a statement ascribing something, esp. praise to the Deity • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L ascrīptiō a written addition. See ascribe, tion …

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  • 18ascription — /əˈskrɪpʃən/ (say uh skripshuhn) noun 1. the act of ascribing. 2. a statement ascribing something, specifically, praise to the Deity. Also, adscription …

  • 19ascription — n. 1 the act or an instance of ascribing. 2 a preacher s words ascribing praise to God at the end of a sermon. Etymology: L ascriptio onis (as ASCRIBE) …

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  • 20Trait ascription bias — is the tendency for people to view themselves as relatively variable in terms of personality, behavior and mood while viewing others as much more predictable in their personal traits across different situations. This may be because our own… …

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