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The Robert W. Kleemeier Award lecture. Social myth as hypothesis: the case of the family relations of old people. 1979

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009229	Mythology	A body of stories, the origins of which may be unknown or forgotten, that explain practices, beliefs, institutions or natural phenomena. Mythology includes legends and folk tales. It may refer to classical mythology or to a body of modern thought and modern life. (From Webster's 1st ed)
D009679	Nuclear Family	A family composed of spouses and their children.	Daughters,Sons,Daughter,Families, Nuclear,Family, Nuclear,Nuclear Families,Son
D010287	Parent-Child Relations	The interactions between parent and child.	Parent-Offspring Interaction,Parent Child Relationship,Parent-Child Relationship,Interaction, Parent-Offspring,Parent Child Relations,Parent Child Relationships,Parent Offspring Interaction,Parent-Child Relation,Parent-Child Relationships,Parent-Offspring Interactions,Relation, Parent-Child,Relationship, Parent Child,Relationship, Parent-Child
D011640	Public Policy	A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions.	Social Policy,Affirmative Action,Migration Policy,Population Policy,Social Protection,Action, Affirmative,Migration Policies,Policies, Migration,Policies, Population,Policies, Public,Policies, Social,Policy, Migration,Policy, Population,Policy, Public,Policy, Social,Population Policies,Protection, Social,Public Policies,Social Policies
D012111	Residence Characteristics	Elements of residence that characterize a population. They are applicable in determining need for and utilization of health services.	Community,Domicile,Living Arrangements,Neighborhood,Place of Birth,Residential Selection,Arrangement, Living,Birth Place,Communities,Domiciles,Living Arrangement,Neighborhoods,Residence Characteristic
D003625	Data Collection	Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.	Data Collection Methods,Dual Data Collection,Collection Method, Data,Collection Methods, Data,Collection, Data,Collection, Dual Data,Data Collection Method,Method, Data Collection,Methods, Data Collection
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D012918	Social Alienation	The state of estrangement individuals feel in cultural settings that they view as foreign, unpredictable, or unacceptable.	Alienation, Social,Social Adversity,Social Breakdown Syndrome,Adversities, Social,Adversity, Social,Alienations, Social,Breakdown Syndrome, Social,Breakdown Syndromes, Social,Social Adversities,Social Alienations,Social Breakdown Syndromes,Syndrome, Social Breakdown,Syndromes, Social Breakdown
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.