What Is Meant by Proximate and Ultimate Explanations for Social

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Essay

What is meant by proximate and ultimate explanations for social behavior?

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Definitions:

Microsoft Stock

Equity shares representing ownership in Microsoft Corporation, a major technology company.

Natural Resources

All gifts of nature used to produce goods and services; includes renewable and exhaustible resources.

Gifts of Nature

Natural resources and environmental conditions that are available for human use without the need to modify them significantly.

Scarcity

A fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human wants in a world with limited resources, making rationing necessary.