(sociology) The family in which an individual grows up.

plural of sexual orientation

plural of romantic orientation

One's tendencies of romantic attraction, considered as a whole, often as opposed to sexual attractions.

plural of family of orientation

(ornithology) A cage in which a bird experiencing migratory restlessness is kept in order to observe the direction of its migratory impulse.

plural of orientation cage

(Hong Kong) orientation (adjustment for new students to the university environment) activities at universities, usually held by student organizations in the form of a camp

The part of sociology that characterizes society as a whole

That part of sociology that studies specific situations.