Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Social action
One of the major approaches used to create change at the community level emphasizes task and process goals. Objectives usually entail the modification of policies of formal organizations.
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Social accommodation
Learning how others differ from oneself and how to deal with such differences occurs rapidly during the school years.
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Social
Pertaining to the relationship and interaction of one person with others, with one group with other groups. Referring to society or to groups of people.
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Sobriety
Behavior that excludes the use of intoxicating drugs, esp. alcohol. The state of being free from addiction to a drug or substance. In a person who has been drug or alcohol dependent, sobriety is also known as recovery. The two terms are used to describe a person who has changed his or her lifestyle and…
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Snuff dipping
The placing of snuff between the gum and the cheek where absorption of the nicotine occurs through the mucous membranes.
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Snow blindness
Obscured vision caused by sunlight reflected from snow. Temporary painful blindness caused by bright sunlight shining on snow. Temporary and painful disorder of the cornea of the eye, caused by excessive exposure to ultraviolet light reflected from snow. A painful disorder of the cornea of the eye due to excessive exposure to ultraviolet light reflected…
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Snorting
A method of taking drugs in which a fine powder preparation containing the drug is sniffed into the nose, allowing the drug to be absorbed through the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity.
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Snorkel
A tube housing an air intake and exhaust pipe that can be used for breathing under water when one end is projected above the water surface.
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Snellen eye test
A visual acuity test using graduated sizes of the letters of the alphabet for a visual distance of 20 ft. STYCAR; illiterate E.
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Smoking-related diseases
Smoking causes or contributes to the development of many diseases including lung cancer and several other forms of cancer, emphysema, stroke, coronary heart disease, and chronic bronchitis.
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