My glossary

Social Sciences

Hi, my name is Hélène Puiul, I'm 18 years old, and I study in Social Sciences to become a primary school teacher in the future. Social Sciences are studies of human society and social relationships. I've been in this program for one year, which means that I have two semesters left. I made this glossary so people all around the world can get to know my program better.

science

noun

the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

Example: It remains a total enigma how they can be reconciled to the view of science.

fr: science

education

noun

the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.

Example: And lastly, there is everyone who has ever learnt basic chemistry at school or part of their general education.

fr: éducation

sociology

noun

the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.

Example: Some Social Sciences are more quantitative than others such as Economics as opposed to sociology but even the former cannot be entirely studied using the techniques used in Biology or Chemistry.

fr: sociologie

psychology

noun

the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.

Example: His work has been used by many in analysing the impact of culture onto areas stretching from marketing to psychology.

fr: psychologie

anthropology

noun

the study of human societies and cultures and their development.

Example: Occupational science examines human behaviour incorporating some sociology, psychology and anthropology.

fr: anthropologie

economics

noun

the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.

Example: Tabloid newspapers are generally associated far more with writing about sport and entertainment news, where as broadsheets are more well known for politics, business and economics.

fr: économie

geography

noun

the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.

Example: The divergent nature of these allusions dislocate history and geography, adding to the reader's disorientation.

fr: géographie

history

noun

the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

Example: As a novelist, Moore saw his role as writing "contemporary history, an exact and complete reproduction of social surroundings of the age we live in".

fr: histoire

law

noun

the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

Example: Meanwhile eBay has also associated itself with powerful law enforcement agencies to counter any actions of fraudsters.

fr: loi

linguistics

the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics. Specific branches of linguistics include sociolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, historical-comparative linguistics, and applied linguistics.

Example: Mother and daughter did not speak for six months and Tan further defied her mother by abandoning the pre-med course her mother had urged to pursue the study of English and linguistics."

fr: linguistique

political science

noun

the branch of knowledge that deals with systems of government; the analysis of political activity and behavior.

Example: Empirical Political Analysis: Research Methods in political science.

fr: science politique

society

noun

the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.

Example: These artefacts are useful as they provide information about the customs of a society.

fr: société

culture

noun

the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

Example: Let us turn our attention to 'magical' cures in Greek culture.

fr: culture

relationship

noun

the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.

Example: Participant observation is perhaps most usefully defined as: "a process in which an investigator establishes a many-sided and relatively long-term relationship with a human association in its natural setting for the purpose of developing a scientific understanding of that association."

fr: relation

mental health

noun

a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.

Example: If however the employer accepts that the huge technical advancements throughout the world may make it impracticable for policy makers to change direction in the global market, then the employer may instead argue that in this ever-changing society it is for the individual to be responsible for their own mental health.

fr: santé mentale

philosophy

noun

the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.

Example: The Tories embraced a philosophy of individual responsibility, encouraging government services such as the NHS to be run more like businesses and for the public to take responsibility for maintaining their own health.

fr: philosophie

individual

noun

a single human being as distinct from a group, class, or family

Example: I am an individual with an interest in the businesses success in delivering intended results and in maintaining the viability of the business.

fr: individu

school

noun

any institution at which instruction is given in a particular discipline

Example: He attended a school for "maladjusted children" after his grimacing and twitching behaviour deemed him inappropriate for mainstream school.

fr: école

studying

verb

devote time and attention to acquiring knowledge on (an academic subject), especially by means of books.

Example: Another example of this was discovered while using the latest model - Darwin X, which they had been studying to discover how brains use landmarks to navigate.

fr: entrain d'étudier

human being

noun

a man, woman, or child of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other animals by superior mental development, power of articulate speech, and upright stance.

Example: Not just head, eyes, arms and legs as the old generation, the latest humanoid robots have mouth, neck, feet, and even hips, which make robots much agiler and become more like a human being.

fr: être humain

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