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Glossary

For terms not mentioned in this Glossary see the Subject Index.

AGENCY: the way in which persons empowered to act on behalf of an

organization fulfill this task. See also group agency.
ANTHROPOLOGY: the science of humans in their physical, social, and
cultural variations. In this book the term always stands for social or
cultural anthropology, which is the integrated study of human societies,
in particular (although not only) traditional or preliterate ones.

ANXIETY: a diffuse state of being uneasy or worried about what may
happen.

BUREAUCRACY: a form of organization based on strict rules and respon-

sibilities attached to positions, not persons.
COLLECTIVISM: the opposite of individualism; together, they form one
of the dimensions of national cultures. Collectivism stands for a society
in which people from birth onward are integrated into strong, cohesive
in-groups, which throughout people’s lives continue to protect them in
exchange for unquestioning loyalty.

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