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differentiation
A notion with a long history in sociology differentiation is mainly used in theories of social change. It refers to a process whereby sets of social activities performed by one social institution become split up between different institutions. Differentiation represents an increasing specialization of the parts of a society giving greater heterogeneity within the society.
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