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Isolation

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The process or fact of isolating or being isolated. (Being alone/apart from others.)

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Loneliness

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Sadness because one has no friends or company

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Racism

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Racism is the beilief that people of some races are inferior to others, and the behaviour which is the result of this belief

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Segregation

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The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.

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Normadic

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A person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or better living conditions.

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Cyclical

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Occuring in cycles;recurrennt

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Hierachy

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A system in which members of an organisation or society are ranked according to realtive status or authority

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Marginalisation

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To marganlize a group of people means to make them feel isolated and unimportant.

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American dream

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The ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achivied.

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The Great Depression

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A long and severe recession in an economy or market

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The Dust Bowl

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An area of land where vegetationhas been lostand soil reduced to dust and eroded, especially because of drought or unsuitable farming practice.

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