Anthropology

Definition of stepbrother

Said regarding an individual, a stepbrother is the child of his stepmother or stepfather. Suppose Leonardo has a stepmother named Irma. This woman, in turn, has a son: Esteban. This means that Leonardo and Esteban are stepbrothers of each other. In the same way, if Matías is the stepson of […]

Definition of brother

Siblings are human beings or animals who have the same parents or one of them in common. The term comes from the Latin germānus, in turn derived from germ (which translates as “bud”). Take the case of former footballers Diego Milito and Gabriel Milito. They are both brothers, since they have the same […]

Definition of finding

The act and result of finding is called discovery. The verb find, for its part, refers to discovering something or finding it, either because one was looking for it or spontaneously. For example: «The researcher announced that she will present a discovery that could change the history of […]

Definition of vulnerable groups

To understand what vulnerable groups are, we must first be clear about what the notions of group and vulnerable refer to. A group is a set of individuals, animals or other elements. Vulnerable, for its part, is one or something that is susceptible to suffering some type of impairment or damage, whether moral […]

Definition of ethnic group

In order to discover the meaning of the term ethnic group, we will first proceed to know the etymological origin of the two words that give it shape: -Group, first of all, is a word about which there are different theories. However, the one that gains the most strength indicates that it emanates from the Indo-European root “ger-3”, […]

Definition of social group

The Italian word gruppo came to Spanish as a group. The concept allows us to name a set of elements or beings. Social, for its part, is that linked to society: a group of individuals who live in a common space under certain norms. The group of human beings that interact among […] is called a social group.

Definition of gringo

The term gringo is used in Spanish-speaking countries to refer to an individual who speaks a different language. Generally the concept is used with respect to those who communicate in English. For example: “Last night a gringo came to the bar and spent a lot of time drinking beer”, “I don't understand what he's saying […]

Definition of funeral

The Latin word funĕbris came into our language as funeral. It is an adjective that is used to refer to that which is linked to the dead. A hearse is a vehicle whose main function is to transport dead bodies to the cemetery. It is a car with an elongated chassis in […]

Definition of fundamentalism

The concept of fundamentalism comes from the English fundamentalism. The notion, in its broadest sense, refers to fanaticism for a practice or doctrine, with an uncompromising attitude towards those who do not share the belief or conviction. Among the synonyms of fundamentalism we can highlight words such as extremism, fundamentalism and even fanaticism. Therefore […]

Definition of outsider

The notion of stranger has its etymological origin in the Catalan word foraster. The concept refers to someone who comes from or is a native of another place (that is, from a place different from one's own). For example: «There is unrest in the town since a group of mysterious strangers have arrived and are trying to escape from […]