Social Science

Language and Culture – Culture

The question, “which came first, language or culture” assumes there is a meaningful division between culture and language, and there is not such a clear division. Likewise, there is not such a nice distinction between “communication” and “language”. Sometimes it…
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What is a Political System

There is no universally-accepted statutory definition of the term political system but common knowledge defines it as the system of politics and governance which reside in a particular sovereign territory. It is regarded as the system through which governmental powers…
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The Survivors Club

The Survivor’s Club, The Secrets and Science That Could Save Your Life is a book written by American author and journalist Ben Sherwood. It aims to help people and provide specific and useful information on life-threatening adversities that could either…
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On the Psychology of Humor

Jeffrey H. Goldstein, in his essay “The Healing Power of Laughter”, wrote that in the mind of Dr. Sigmund Freud there were two separate kinds of humor, “hostile wit” and “benign humor”. These are the two types of humor Freud…
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