2013.09.27 word (week3-5)

1. demography  (n.)
the study of people in a particular area, to discover how many have particular characteristics and to record changes in the number of males, females, births, marriages, deaths, etc.: ▪Demography is the statistical study of human populations.

 2. ethnic (a.)
relating to or characteristic of a large group of people who have the same national, racial, or cultural origins, and who usually speak the same language:▪an ethnic neighborhood
 
3. ethnocentrism (n.)
belief that a particular race or culture is better than others

 4. mores  (n.)
the traditional customs and ways of behaving that are typical of a particular society:
▪The novel examines the mores of nineteenth-century Boston society.

 5. foray (n.)
a short period of time being involved in an activity that is different from and outside the range of a usual set of activities:
▪She made a brief foray into acting before becoming a teacher.