hate crime a criminal act against a person or a person’s property by an offender motivated by racial or other bias

Hawthorne effect a change in a subject’s behaviour caused simply by the awareness of being studied

health a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being

hermaphrodite a human being with some combination of female and male genitalia

heterosexism a view stigmatizing anyone who is not heterosexual as “queer”

heterosexuality sexual attraction to someone of the other sex

hidden curriculum the unwritten goals of schools, such as obedience to authority and conformity to cultural norms

high culture cultural patterns that distinguish a society’s elite

high-income countries industrialized nations in which most people enjoy material abundance

holistic health an approach to health care that emphasizes prevention of illness and takes into account a person’s entire physical and social environment

holistic medicine an approach to health care that emphasizes prevention of illness and takes into account a person’s entire physical and social environment

homogamy the tendency of people with similar characteristics to marry one another

homophobia the fear of close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual

homosexuality sexual attraction to someone of the same sex

horticulture a way of life based on the use of hand tools to raise crops

hospice a place, or services brought into someone’s home, for the purpose of bringing comfort and dignity to a dying person

household all people who occupy the same housing unit

human ecology Robert Park’s term for the relationship between people and their environment (natural resources such as land)

humanizing a work setting organizing a workplace in such a way that it develops rather than impedes human potential

humanizing organizations fostering a more democratic organizational atmosphere that recognizes and encourages the contributions of everyone

hunting and gathering a way of life based on the use of simple tools to hunt animals and gather vegetation

hypothesis a statement of the expected relationship between variables according to predictions from a theory