characteristic of
inheres in
organism
role in human social processes
organism social role
A role in human social processes that inheres in an organism.
Defined class that we will ultimately move to an application ontology. We are leaving here for now until we determine which application ontology: it is likely going to be an ontology that does not currently (2012-06-05) exist.
Ditto for its current descendants.
Includes animals as well as humans. For example, pet, assistance animal, animal grown for food, work animal, domesticated animal, K-9, etc. Human roles include gender role, party to legal entities, health care provider roles like doctor, nurse, etc.
Previous definition: A role in human social processes played by an organism.
William R. Hogan
Mathias Brochhausen
The Ontology of Medically Related Social Entities