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The Purpose of Concepts Can Best Be Characterized as Organizing

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The purpose of concepts can best be characterized as organizing our ______ of the world.


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Dangerous

Involving potential harm or risk to health, safety, or well-being.

Cultural Relativism

View that norms among cultures set the standard for what counts as normal behavior, which implies that abnormal behavior can only be defined relative to these norms and that no universal definition of abnormality is therefore possible; only definitions of abnormality relative to a specific culture are possible.

Deviant

Describes behaviors or actions that differ significantly from societal norms or expectations.

Silencing Minorities

The systemic or deliberate suppression of the voices and perspectives of people from minority groups.

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