Word of the week # 4

1. Milieu
2. I found it in an article for my sociology class, titled "Race Differentials in Obesity: The Impact of Place" by Jason Boardman.
3. "Health behaviors are not necessarily deep-rooted personality traits but rather reflect the social milieu in which one interacts.
4. Noun. Social and cultural surroundings or landscape of a particular area or domain; the environmental condition.
5. A disease is the body's reaction to its chemical milieu.