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-- See Also the narrower term Birth customs

-- See Also the narrower term Bohemianism

-- See Also the narrower term Chivalry

-- See Also the narrower term Clothing and dress
Here are entered works on clothing from the standpoint of utility as a covering for the body, and works on the art of dress. Works on the clothing of particular places or periods as well as on costume for the theater, movies or special occasions, e.g. court receptions, carnivals, masquerades, etc. are entered under Costume.
--subdivision Clothing under names of individual persons, e.g. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Clothing

-- See Also the narrower term Country life
Here are entered popular works on living in the country and works on manners and customs in rural areas. Popular works on farms and works on manners and customs on farms are entered under Farm life. Theoretical works on the social organization of rural areas are entered under Sociology, Rural. Works on the social conditions of rural areas are entered under Rural conditions.

-- See Also the narrower term Courts and courtiers

--subdivision Court and courtiers under names of countries, cities, etc.

-- See Also the narrower term Dating (Social customs)

-- See Also the narrower term Drinking customs

-- See Also Etiquette

-- See Also the narrower term Fads

-- See Also the narrower term Fairs
Here are entered works on public gatherings at a stated time and place at which goods are exhibited and sold. Works on competitive exhibitions of farm products, livestock, baked goods, etc., with prizes for excellence, often combined with carnival-like entertainment, and held annually by states, counties, etc., are entered under Agricultural exhibitions. Works on areas within which or arrangements by which many buyers and sellers are brought into contact with one another in order to exchange goods or services are entered under Markets.
--names of individual fairs

-- See Also the narrower term Festivals

-- See Also the narrower term Folklore

--subdivision Folklore under ethnic, national or occupational groups; and under topics for discussions of those topics as themes in folklore

-- See Also the narrower term Frontier and pioneer life

-- See Also the narrower term Funeral rites and ceremonies

--subdivision Funeral customs and rites under ethnic groups

-- See Also the narrower term Gifts

-- See Also the narrower term Halloween

-- See Also the narrower term Holidays

-- See Also the narrower term Hugging

-- See Also the narrower term Human body Social aspects

-- See Also the narrower term Kissing

-- See Also the narrower term Lifestyles
Here are entered theoretical works on an individual's distinctive, recognizable way of living, and the behavior that expresses it.

-- See Also the narrower term Marriage customs and rites

--subdivision Marriage customs and rites under ethnic groups

-- See Also the narrower term Minstrels

-- See Also the narrower term Mourning customs

-- See Also the narrower term Oaths
Here are entered works on judicial or official oaths. Works on profane language are entered under Swearing. Works on blasphemy in the legal and theological sense of maliciously reviling God or religion, are entered under Blasphemy.

-- See Also the narrower term Ordeal

-- See Also the narrower term Outdoor life

-- See Also the narrower term Recreation

--subdivision Recreation under classes of persons and ethnic groups

-- See Also the narrower term Rings

-- See Also Rites and ceremonies

--subdivision Liturgy under Judaism; under names of individual Jewish and Christian sects; and under names of individual Christian monastic and religious orders, e.g. Catholic Church--Liturgy; Jesuits--Liturgy; also subdivision Rituals under names of individual religions and sects other than Judaism and Jewish and Christian sects, e.g. Buddhism--Rituals; also subdivision Customs and practices under names of religions and sects, e.g. Catholic Church--Customs and practices; Buddhism--Customs and practices; and subdivision Rites and ceremonies under ethnic groups

-- See Also the narrower term Seafaring life

--subdivision Sea life under names of individual navies, e.g. United States. Navy--Sea life

-- See Also the narrower term Sex customs

--subdivision Sexual behavior under classes of persons and ethnic groups and under names of individual persons

-- See Also the narrower term Social norms

-- See Also the narrower term Sounds
Here are entered works describing or recording actual sounds. Works on the use of sounds and of reproductions and simulations of sounds on radio, stage, etc. are entered under subject with subdivision Sound effects, e.g. Radio broadcasting--Sound effects; Theaters--Sound effects.
--subdivision Sounds under individual wars, e.g. World War, 1939-1945--Sounds

-- See Also the narrower term Table etiquette

-- See Also the narrower term Toasts

-- See Also the narrower term Tournaments

-- See Also the narrower term Women History
Here are entered comprehensive works on the history of women, including works which deal collectively with their socio-economic, political and legal position, participation in historical events, contribution to society, etc. Works which deal specifically with their social condition and status, including historical discussions of the same, are entered under Women--Social conditions.