English Explanatory Dictionary

pattern variable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a set of contrasting pairs of characteristics said to be associated with various kinds of social interaction: affectivity – affective neutrality; self-orientation – collectivity-orientation; universalism – particularism; ascription – achievement; and specificity – diffusity.

Word forms

pattern variable pattern variables

Etymology

Coined by Talcott Parsons (1902–1979), American sociologist.

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