Biology Prefixes and Suffixes: (-stasis) Definition: The suffix (-stasis) refers to having a state of balance, stability or equilibrium. It also refers to a slowing or stoppage of motion or activity. Stasis can also mean to place or position.
Disproportionality is defi ned as the âoverrepresentationâ and âunder-representationâ of a particular. population or demographic group in special or gifted education programs relative to the presence of this. group in the overall student population (National Association for Bilingual Education, 2002).
This article is about the term in social psychology. For the novel, see Propinquity (novel). In social psychology, propinquity (/prÉËpÉªÅkwáµ»tiË/; from Latin propinquitas, nearness) is one of the main factors leading to interpersonal attraction. It refers to the physical or psychological proximity between people. Propinquity can mean physical proximity, a kinship between people, or a similarity in nature between things (like-attracts-like).