human ecology

  • 1Human ecology — is an academic discipline that deals with the relationship between humans and their natural, social and created environments. Human ecology investigates how humans and human societies interact with nature and with their environment.Establishing… …

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  • 2human ecology — ecology (def. 2). [1930 35] * * * ▪ sociology       man s collective interaction with his environment. Influenced by the work of biologists on the interaction of organisms within their environments, social scientists undertook to study human… …

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  • 3human ecology — n 1) a branch of sociology concerned esp. with the study of the spatial and temporal interrelationships between human beings and their economic, social, and political organization 2) the ecology of human communities and populations esp. as… …

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  • 4human ecology — The study of the relationships between individuals, social groups, and their social environments . Systematic study of human (or, as it is sometimes termed, ‘social’) ecology was initiated by Robert Park and the other Chicago sociologists who… …

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  • 5human ecology — žmogaus ekologija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Mokslas, tiriantis žmogaus ir gamtos tarpusavio santykių dėsningumus, kuriantis priemones tokiam bendravimui optimizuoti. atitikmenys: angl. human ecology vok. Ökologie des… …

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  • 6human ecology — noun Date: 1907 1. a branch of sociology dealing especially with the spatial and temporal interrelationships between humans and their economic, social, and political organization 2. the ecology of human communities and populations especially as… …

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  • 7human ecology — /ˈhjumən əkɒlədʒi/ (say hyoohmuhn uhkoluhjee) noun the branch of sociology which deals with the relation between human communities and their environments, physical and social. Also, social ecology …

  • 8human ecology — hu′man ecol′ogy n. soc ecl ecology 3) • Etymology: 1930–35 …

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  • 9human ecology — noun the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations • Syn: ↑demography • Derivationally related forms: ↑demographist (for: ↑demography), ↑demographer (for: ↑ …

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  • 10Cornell University College of Human Ecology — NYS College of Human Ecology Established 1925 Type Contract Dean Alan Mathios …

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