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Human ecology

Scope note

The interdisciplinary study of the mutually adaptive interrelationship of individuals and their near environment; involves aspects of demographics, home economics, housing, design, social services, and family behavior. For the study of the broader spatial and organizational patterns of people across the landscape, use "human geography."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000180724

Broader Terms used

sociology

Created

13yrs ago

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