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Self-Described Religious Identification Among American Adults
Religious group200820011990 >Total (in thousands) Percent ofpopulation Total (in thousands)Percent ofpopulationTotal (in thousands)Percent ofpopulationTotal Christian 173,402 76.0…Mead, George Herbert
(Encyclopedia) Mead, George HerbertMead, George Herbertmēd [key], 1863–1931, American philosopher and psychologist, b. South Hadley, Mass., grad. Oberlin, 1883, and Harvard, 1888, and studied in…narcissism
(Encyclopedia) narcissismnarcissismnärsĭsˈĭzəm [key], Freudian term, drawn from the Greek myth of Narcissus, indicating an exclusive self-absorption. In psychoanalysis, narcissism is considered a…William Shakespeare: Sin of self-love possesseth all mine eye
Sin of self-love possesseth all mine eyeSin of self-love possesseth all mine eye And all my soul, and all my every part; And for this sin there is no remedy, It is so grounded inward in my…hermaphrodite
(Encyclopedia) hermaphroditehermaphroditehərmăfˈrədītˌ [key], animal or plant that normally possesses both male and female reproductive systems, producing both eggs and sperm. Many plants, including…Wang Yang-ming
(Encyclopedia) Wang Yang-mingWang Yang-mingwäng yäng-mĭng [key], 1472–1529, Chinese philosopher. He developed an idealist interpretation of Confucianism that denied the rationalist dualism of the…Healy, George Peter Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Healy, George Peter Alexander, 1813–94, American painter, b. Boston. He began painting portraits at the age of 18 and, disregarding background, concentrated on producing a good…William Shakespeare: O! that you were your self; but, love you are
O! that you were your self; but, love you areO! that you were your self; but, love you are No longer yours, than you your self here live: Against this coming end you should prepare, And your…autonomy
(Encyclopedia) autonomyautonomyôtŏnˈəmē [key] [Gr.,=self-rule], in a political sense, limited self-government, short of independence, of a political state or, more frequently, of a subdivision. The…Cooley, Charles Horton
(Encyclopedia) Cooley, Charles Horton, 1864–1929, American sociologist, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1887; Ph.D., 1894); son of Thomas M. Cooley. He taught in the sociology…Trending
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