(v) to relieve; to reduce

1. al-lev-i-ate

2. I had to alleviate my pain with medicine

3. to get rid of

(adj) 1. customary

2. conforming to established standards

1. con-ven-tion-al

2. What is a conventional gift to get my girlfriend for Valentine's Day?

3. same, customary

(v) 1. to move away from a norm or a set behavior

2. to cause to turn aside or to differ

1. de-vi-ate

2. I had to deviate myself from the party.

3. move away from

(n) a standard or pattern regarded as typical for a specific group

1. nor-m

2. A norm in a classroom is doing homework.

3. patterns, routine

(v) to exclude, by general consent, from society, or from privileges

1. os-tra-cize

2. My friend was ostracized from the group because the way she dressed.

3. to push away, ignore

(adj) having the quality to spread throughout extensive

1. per-va-sive

2. A pervasive problem in my office was having patients come in time

3. leading to a big problem

(n) the process whereby an individual learns the values and behaviors appropiate to his or her culture and status

1. so-cial-iz-a-tion

2. Socialization can take place in a government facility

3. status

(n) 1. a relative position; standing espcially social standing

2. high standing

3. situation

1. sta-tus

2. My status was higher then the beginners

3. ranks

(n) the act or process of developing levels of class or privilege

1. stra-ti-fi-cation

2. There is alot of stratification in the Army

3. going up status, ranks

(adj) forbidden from use or mention

(n) a prohibition excluding something from use

(v) to forbid or prohibit

1. ta-boo

2. It is taboo to perform incest in many cultures.

3. forbidden, prohibit