Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Social Alienation

The state of estrangement individuals feel in cultural settings that they view as foreign, unpredictable, or unacceptable.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The state of estrangement individuals feel in cultural settings that they view as foreign, unpredictable, or unacceptable.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Alienation, Social
  • Social Adversity
  • Adversities, Social
  • Adversity, Social
  • Alienations, Social
  • Social Adversities
  • Social Alienations
  • Social Breakdown Syndrome
  • Breakdown Syndrome, Social
  • Breakdown Syndromes, Social
  • Social Breakdown Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Social Breakdown
  • Syndromes, Social Breakdown

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Aspects Covered

1 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings psychology.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Interpersonal Relations (1966-1967)
  • Psychology, Social (1966-1967)
  • Social Conditions (1966-1967)
  • Social Isolation (1968-1972)
  • Sociology (1966-1967)

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Tree Number

  1. I01w.880w.853.748w.755w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Social Alienation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012918. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012918
  2. Social Alienation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_alienation
  3. Social Alienation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q545825