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I01 - Social Sciences

• Social Sciences [I01]
  • Anthropology [I01.076]
    • Anthropology, Cultural [I01.076.201]
      • Archaeology [I01.076.201.208]
      • Culture [I01.076.201.450]
        • Acculturation [I01.076.201.450.050]
        • Ceremonial Behavior [I01.076.201.450.170]
        • Circumcision, Female [I01.076.201.450.199]
        • Civilization [I01.076.201.450.226]
          • Arab World [I01.076.201.450.226.200]
          • Western World [I01.076.201.450.226.800]
            • Greek World [I01.076.201.450.226.800.250]
            • Roman World [I01.076.201.450.226.800.500]
        • Cross-Cultural Comparison [I01.076.201.450.281]
        • Cultural Characteristics [I01.076.201.450.324]
        • Cultural Diversity [I01.076.201.450.350]
        • Cultural Evolution [I01.076.201.450.370]
        • Ethnology [I01.076.201.450.457]
        • Folklore [I01.076.201.450.515]
        • Funeral Rites [I01.076.201.450.550]
        • Human Body [I01.076.201.450.560]
        • Medicine, Traditional [I01.076.201.450.654]
          • Ethnopharmacology [I01.076.201.450.654.252]
          • Medicine, African Traditional [I01.076.201.450.654.505]
          • Medicine, Arabic [I01.076.201.450.654.510]
            • Medicine, Unani [I01.076.201.450.654.510.500]
          • Medicine, Ayurvedic [I01.076.201.450.654.515]
          • Medicine, Kampo [I01.076.201.450.654.600]
          • Medicine, Oriental Traditional [I01.076.201.450.654.660]
            • Medicine, Chinese Traditional [I01.076.201.450.654.660.520]
              • Qi [I01.076.201.450.654.660.520.300]
              • Yin-Yang [I01.076.201.450.654.660.520.967]
            • Medicine, Kampo [I01.076.201.450.654.660.600]
            • Medicine, Tibetan Traditional [I01.076.201.450.654.660.800]
          • Medicine, Unani [I01.076.201.450.654.745]
          • Shamanism [I01.076.201.450.654.830]
        • Superstitions [I01.076.201.450.897]
          • Magic [I01.076.201.450.897.439]
            • Witchcraft [I01.076.201.450.897.439.925]
        • Taboo [I01.076.201.450.948]
    • Anthropology, Physical [I01.076.368]
      • Craniology [I01.076.368.239]
      • Forensic Anthropology [I01.076.368.400]
      • Paleontology [I01.076.368.584]
        • Fossils [I01.076.368.584.311]
        • Mummies [I01.076.368.584.500]
        • Paleodontology [I01.076.368.584.583]
        • Paleopathology [I01.076.368.584.709]
  • Cost of Illness [I01.137]
  • Criminology [I01.198]
    • Crime [I01.198.240]
      • Abortion, Criminal [I01.198.240.089]
      • Fraud [I01.198.240.300]
      • Homicide [I01.198.240.470]
        • Infanticide [I01.198.240.470.572]
      • Sex Offenses [I01.198.240.748]
        • Child Abuse, Sexual [I01.198.240.748.300]
        • Rape [I01.198.240.748.640]
      • Theft [I01.198.240.810]
      • Violence [I01.198.240.856]
        • Domestic Violence [I01.198.240.856.350]
          • Child Abuse [I01.198.240.856.350.250]
            • Child Abuse, Sexual [I01.198.240.856.350.250.255]
            • Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy [I01.198.240.856.350.250.525]
          • Elder Abuse [I01.198.240.856.350.390]
          • Spouse Abuse [I01.198.240.856.350.750]
        • Terrorism [I01.198.240.856.800]
          • Bioterrorism [I01.198.240.856.800.100]
          • Chemical Terrorism [I01.198.240.856.800.325]
          • Mass Casualty Incidents [I01.198.240.856.800.537]
          • September 11 Terrorist Attacks [I01.198.240.856.800.750]
        • Torture [I01.198.240.856.825]
      • War Crimes [I01.198.240.903]
        • Holocaust [I01.198.240.903.300]
    • Criminal Law [I01.198.290]
    • Forensic Sciences [I01.198.780]
      • Forensic Anthropology [I01.198.780.750]
      • Forensic Ballistics [I01.198.780.760]
      • Forensic Dentistry [I01.198.780.875]
      • Forensic Medicine [I01.198.780.937]
        • Autopsy [I01.198.780.937.120]
        • Blood Stains [I01.198.780.937.206]
        • Dermatoglyphics [I01.198.780.937.343]
        • DNA Fingerprinting [I01.198.780.937.375]
        • Exhumation [I01.198.780.937.422]
        • Forensic Genetics [I01.198.780.937.441]
        • Forensic Pathology [I01.198.780.937.460]
        • Forensic Psychiatry [I01.198.780.937.469]
          • Insanity Defense [I01.198.780.937.469.528]
        • Lie Detection [I01.198.780.937.619]
        • Paternity [I01.198.780.937.766]
      • Forensic Nursing [I01.198.780.952]
      • Forensic Toxicology [I01.198.780.968]
  • Demography [I01.240]
    • Age Distribution [I01.240.050]
    • Censuses [I01.240.205]
    • Family Characteristics [I01.240.361]
      • Birth Intervals [I01.240.361.150]
      • Birth Order [I01.240.361.160]
      • Marital Status [I01.240.361.500]
        • Divorce [I01.240.361.500.300]
        • Marriage [I01.240.361.500.500]
        • Single Person [I01.240.361.500.725]
          • Single Parent [I01.240.361.500.725.700]
        • Widowhood [I01.240.361.500.862]
    • Health Status [I01.240.425]
      • Geriatric Assessment [I01.240.425.350]
      • Health Status Disparities [I01.240.425.675]
    • Population Dynamics [I01.240.600]
      • Emigration and Immigration [I01.240.600.350]
      • Health Transition [I01.240.600.400]
      • Population Control [I01.240.600.650]
      • Population Growth [I01.240.600.660]
    • Sex Distribution [I01.240.800]
      • Sex Ratio [I01.240.800.815]
  • Economics [I01.261]
    • Capitalism [I01.261.100]
    • Resource Allocation [I01.261.750]
      • Health Care Rationing [I01.261.750.500]
  • Environment Design [I01.283]
  • Forecasting [I01.320]
  • Government [I01.409]
    • Federal Government [I01.409.137]
      • United States Government Agencies [I01.409.137.500]
        • Peace Corps [I01.409.137.500.099]
        • United States Agency for International Development [I01.409.137.500.199]
        • United States Department of Agriculture [I01.409.137.500.400]
        • United States Dept. of Health and Human Services [I01.409.137.500.600]
          • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.310]
          • National Institutes of Health (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480]
            • National Cancer Institute (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.150]
            • National Eye Institute (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.200]
            • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.300]
            • National Human Genome Research Institute (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.325]
            • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.400]
            • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.425]
            • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.435]
            • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.440]
            • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.445]
            • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.450]
            • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.455]
            • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.457]
            • National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.460]
            • National Institute of Nursing Research (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.462]
            • National Institute on Aging (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.465]
            • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.467]
            • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.470]
            • National Institute on Drug Abuse (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.485]
            • National Library of Medicine (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.480.490]
          • United States Public Health Service [I01.409.137.500.600.650]
            • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.650.225]
              • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.650.225.520]
            • National Center for Health Care Technology (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.650.400]
            • National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.650.425]
            • United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [I01.409.137.500.600.650.592]
            • United States Food and Drug Administration [I01.409.137.500.600.650.760]
            • United States Health Resources and Services Administration [I01.409.137.500.600.650.790]
              • National Health Planning Information Center (U.S.) [I01.409.137.500.600.650.790.525]
            • United States Indian Health Service [I01.409.137.500.600.650.825]
            • United States Office of Research Integrity [I01.409.137.500.600.650.912]
            • United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [I01.409.137.500.600.650.920]
        • United States Department of Homeland Security [I01.409.137.500.650]
        • United States Department of Veterans Affairs [I01.409.137.500.700]
        • United States Environmental Protection Agency [I01.409.137.500.937]
        • United States Federal Trade Commission [I01.409.137.500.968]
        • United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration [I01.409.137.500.984]
        • United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration [I01.409.137.500.992]
        • United States Office of Economic Opportunity [I01.409.137.500.996]
        • United States Office of National Drug Control Policy [I01.409.137.500.997]
        • United States Office of Technology Assessment [I01.409.137.500.998]
        • United States Social Security Administration [I01.409.137.500.999]
    • Government Agencies [I01.409.418]
    • Local Government [I01.409.700]
    • State Government [I01.409.775]
  • Government Programs [I01.451]
    • Civil Defense [I01.451.227]
    • Postal Service [I01.451.617]
  • Internationality [I01.615]
    • International Cooperation [I01.615.500]
      • Developed Countries [I01.615.500.250]
        • European Union [I01.615.500.250.300]
      • Developing Countries [I01.615.500.300]
      • International Educational Exchange [I01.615.500.650]
      • Medical Missions, Official [I01.615.500.750]
  • Political Systems [I01.696]
    • Capitalism [I01.696.100]
    • Colonialism [I01.696.116]
    • Communism [I01.696.232]
    • Democracy [I01.696.374]
    • National Socialism [I01.696.586]
    • Socialism [I01.696.798]
  • Politics [I01.738]
    • Lobbying [I01.738.610]
  • Private Sector [I01.791]
  • Public Sector [I01.795]
  • Quality of Life [I01.800]
  • Sociology [I01.880]
    • Culture [I01.880.143]
      • Acculturation [I01.880.143.079]
      • Cross-Cultural Comparison [I01.880.143.257]
      • Cultural Characteristics [I01.880.143.329]
      • Cultural Competency [I01.880.143.364]
      • Cultural Deprivation [I01.880.143.400]
      • Cultural Diversity [I01.880.143.450]
      • Psychosocial Deprivation [I01.880.143.806]
    • Family [I01.880.225]
      • Adoption [I01.880.225.140]
      • Adult Children [I01.880.225.281]
      • Family Characteristics [I01.880.225.423]
        • Marital Status [I01.880.225.423.500]
          • Divorce [I01.880.225.423.500.300]
          • Marriage [I01.880.225.423.500.500]
          • Single Person [I01.880.225.423.500.725]
            • Single Parent [I01.880.225.423.500.725.700]
          • Widowhood [I01.880.225.423.500.862]
      • Illegitimacy [I01.880.225.465]
      • Nuclear Family [I01.880.225.500]
        • Only Child [I01.880.225.500.280]
        • Parents [I01.880.225.500.340]
          • Fathers [I01.880.225.500.340.210]
          • Mothers [I01.880.225.500.340.270]
          • Single Parent [I01.880.225.500.340.785]
          • Surrogate Mothers [I01.880.225.500.340.892]
        • Siblings [I01.880.225.500.505]
        • Spouses [I01.880.225.500.670]
      • Single-Parent Family [I01.880.225.750]
    • Hierarchy, Social [I01.880.298]
    • Minority Groups [I01.880.371]
    • Secularism [I01.880.448]
    • Social Change [I01.880.526]
      • Urbanization [I01.880.526.726]
    • Social Class [I01.880.552]
      • Social Mobility [I01.880.552.673]
    • Social Conditions [I01.880.578]
      • Anomie [I01.880.578.283]
    • Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
      • Animal Welfare [I01.880.604.100]
        • Animal Care Committees [I01.880.604.100.049]
        • Animal Rights [I01.880.604.100.100]
      • Capital Punishment [I01.880.604.160]
      • Coercion [I01.880.604.316]
      • Government Regulation [I01.880.604.394]
      • Human Rights [I01.880.604.473]
        • Child Advocacy [I01.880.604.473.300]
        • Civil Rights [I01.880.604.473.352]
          • Privacy [I01.880.604.473.352.500]
            • Access to Information [I01.880.604.473.352.500.030]
              • Patient Access to Records [I01.880.604.473.352.500.030.500]
            • Genetic Privacy [I01.880.604.473.352.500.320]
        • Consumer Advocacy [I01.880.604.473.368]
        • Freedom [I01.880.604.473.380]
          • Personal Autonomy [I01.880.604.473.380.500]
        • Patient Rights [I01.880.604.473.650]
          • Confidentiality [I01.880.604.473.650.500]
            • Genetic Privacy [I01.880.604.473.650.500.320]
          • Informed Consent [I01.880.604.473.650.718]
          • Patient Access to Records [I01.880.604.473.650.827]
          • Right to Die [I01.880.604.473.650.952]
          • Treatment Refusal [I01.880.604.473.650.968]
        • Reproductive Rights [I01.880.604.473.675]
        • Social Justice [I01.880.604.473.700]
        • Women's Rights [I01.880.604.473.850]
      • Jurisprudence [I01.880.604.583]
        • Advance Directives [I01.880.604.583.020]
          • Living Wills [I01.880.604.583.020.500]
        • Compensation and Redress [I01.880.604.583.050]
        • Confidentiality [I01.880.604.583.080]
          • Duty to Warn [I01.880.604.583.080.270]
          • Genetic Privacy [I01.880.604.583.080.320]
        • Contracts [I01.880.604.583.090]
        • Criminal Law [I01.880.604.583.100]
        • Duty to Recontact [I01.880.604.583.166]
        • Expert Testimony [I01.880.604.583.232]
        • Forensic Psychiatry [I01.880.604.583.310]
          • Insanity Defense [I01.880.604.583.310.528]
        • Informed Consent [I01.880.604.583.427]
          • Consent Forms [I01.880.604.583.427.134]
          • Third-Party Consent [I01.880.604.583.427.635]
            • Parental Consent [I01.880.604.583.427.635.500]
        • Intellectual Property [I01.880.604.583.458]
          • Copyright [I01.880.604.583.458.300]
          • Patents as Topic [I01.880.604.583.458.650]
        • Judicial Role [I01.880.604.583.474]
        • Liability, Legal [I01.880.604.583.490]
        • Malpractice [I01.880.604.583.524]
          • Defensive Medicine [I01.880.604.583.524.300]
          • Professional Impairment [I01.880.604.583.524.528]
            • Physician Impairment [I01.880.604.583.524.528.500]
        • Mandatory Reporting [I01.880.604.583.527]
        • Mental Competency [I01.880.604.583.530]
        • Ownership [I01.880.604.583.594]
        • Presumed Consent [I01.880.604.583.659]
        • Resuscitation Orders [I01.880.604.583.789]
        • Supreme Court Decisions [I01.880.604.583.858]
        • Wills [I01.880.604.583.927]
          • Living Wills [I01.880.604.583.927.500]
        • Wrongful Life [I01.880.604.583.963]
      • Law Enforcement [I01.880.604.594]
      • Legislation, Drug [I01.880.604.605]
        • Drug and Narcotic Control [I01.880.604.605.250]
          • Drug Approval [I01.880.604.605.250.250]
      • Mandatory Programs [I01.880.604.622]
        • Mandatory Reporting [I01.880.604.622.249]
        • Mandatory Testing [I01.880.604.622.500]
      • Patient Advocacy [I01.880.604.631]
      • Peer Review [I01.880.604.640]
        • Peer Review, Health Care [I01.880.604.640.690]
        • Peer Review, Research [I01.880.604.640.700]
      • Police [I01.880.604.646]
      • Prisons [I01.880.604.787]
        • Concentration Camps [I01.880.604.787.358]
      • Social Control Policies [I01.880.604.825]
        • Organizational Policy [I01.880.604.825.550]
        • Public Policy [I01.880.604.825.608]
          • Family Planning Policy [I01.880.604.825.608.200]
          • Health Policy [I01.880.604.825.608.400]
            • Health Care Reform [I01.880.604.825.608.400.285]
            • Nutrition Policy [I01.880.604.825.608.400.650]
    • Social Control, Informal [I01.880.630]
      • Behavior Control [I01.880.630.099]
      • Coercion [I01.880.630.200]
      • Public Opinion [I01.880.630.548]
      • Punishment [I01.880.630.716]
    • Social Environment [I01.880.656]
      • Community Networks [I01.880.656.300]
      • Social Support [I01.880.656.600]
    • Social Isolation [I01.880.683]
      • Loneliness [I01.880.683.435]
      • Social Alienation [I01.880.683.755]
    • Social Planning [I01.880.709]
      • City Planning [I01.880.709.202]
      • Environment Design [I01.880.709.359]
      • Urban Renewal [I01.880.709.876]
    • Social Problems [I01.880.735]
      • Civil Disorders [I01.880.735.140]
        • Riots [I01.880.735.140.652]
      • Crime [I01.880.735.191]
        • Theft [I01.880.735.191.410]
      • Dangerous Behavior [I01.880.735.223]
      • Divorce [I01.880.735.255]
      • Doping in Sports [I01.880.735.265]
      • Homicide [I01.880.735.344]
        • Euthanasia [I01.880.735.344.500]
          • Euthanasia, Active [I01.880.735.344.500.249]
            • Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary [I01.880.735.344.500.249.200]
      • Human Rights Abuses [I01.880.735.384]
      • Illegitimacy [I01.880.735.424]
      • Incest [I01.880.735.442]
      • Juvenile Delinquency [I01.880.735.479]
      • Needle Sharing [I01.880.735.580]
      • Poverty [I01.880.735.634]
      • Prostitution [I01.880.735.679]
      • Quackery [I01.880.735.728]
      • Race Relations [I01.880.735.768]
      • Runaway Behavior [I01.880.735.779]
      • Social Behavior Disorders [I01.880.735.784]
        • General Adaptation Syndrome [I01.880.735.784.350]
      • Suicide [I01.880.735.856]
        • Suicide, Assisted [I01.880.735.856.300]
        • Suicide, Attempted [I01.880.735.856.600]
      • Violence [I01.880.735.900]
        • Domestic Violence [I01.880.735.900.350]
          • Child Abuse [I01.880.735.900.350.250]
            • Child Abuse, Sexual [I01.880.735.900.350.250.255]
            • Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy [I01.880.735.900.350.250.525]
          • Elder Abuse [I01.880.735.900.350.390]
          • Spouse Abuse [I01.880.735.900.350.750]
        • Terrorism [I01.880.735.900.800]
          • Bioterrorism [I01.880.735.900.800.100]
          • Chemical Terrorism [I01.880.735.900.800.150]
          • Mass Casualty Incidents [I01.880.735.900.800.575]
        • Torture [I01.880.735.900.825]
      • War [I01.880.735.944]
        • Biological Warfare [I01.880.735.944.226]
          • Bioterrorism [I01.880.735.944.226.100]
        • Chemical Warfare [I01.880.735.944.340]
          • Chemical Terrorism [I01.880.735.944.340.150]
        • Nuclear Warfare [I01.880.735.944.600]
        • Psychological Warfare [I01.880.735.944.711]
        • War Crimes [I01.880.735.944.903]
          • Holocaust [I01.880.735.944.903.300]
    • Social Welfare [I01.880.787]
      • Charities [I01.880.787.190]
        • Almshouses [I01.880.787.190.500]
      • Child Welfare [I01.880.787.293]
        • Child Abuse [I01.880.787.293.292]
          • Battered Child Syndrome [I01.880.787.293.292.304]
          • Child Abuse, Sexual [I01.880.787.293.292.325]
          • Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy [I01.880.787.293.292.525]
        • Child Advocacy [I01.880.787.293.350]
        • Child Custody [I01.880.787.293.370]
        • Child Day Care Centers [I01.880.787.293.392]
      • Foster Home Care [I01.880.787.416]
      • Infant Welfare [I01.880.787.539]
      • Maternal Welfare [I01.880.787.678]
      • Relief Work [I01.880.787.839]
    • Social Work [I01.880.792]
      • Social Work, Psychiatric [I01.880.792.410]
    • Socialization [I01.880.813]
    • Socioeconomic Factors [I01.880.840]
      • Career Mobility [I01.880.840.200]
      • Poverty [I01.880.840.535]
        • Poverty Areas [I01.880.840.535.550]
      • Social Class [I01.880.840.755]
        • Social Mobility [I01.880.840.755.673]
    • Sociometric Techniques [I01.880.866]
    • Spatial Behavior [I01.880.894]

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