In this glossary, you will find 20 terms who relate to my program "Social Science - Commerce". This program main goal is to teach the base thing on business and the specific sphere of Social Science. The purpose of the glossary is to know more about this school program. You will find the part of speech, the pronunciation, the definition from Google Search using "define", the translation by Google Translate, and an example from the Lextutor Concordancer for each term.
accounting
noun
The action or process of keeping financial accounts.
Source: https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
Example: It has three classifications: Amytrophic lateral sclerosis - The most common form, accounting for 65-85% of cases of MND.
en: comptabilité
anthropology
noun
The study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Example: Hornblower 2001 xvi Finley 1977 xxiii F. advocated that a close reading of both the Iliad and the Odyssey could produce a society, complete with a coherent system of institutions and values, which 'is neither an improbable nor an unfamiliar one in the experience of modern anthropology '.
en: anthropologie
business
noun
A business is defined as an organization or enterprising entity engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional activities. ... The term "business" also refers to the organized efforts and activities of individuals to produce and sell goods and services for profit.
Example: Before was born, Mrs was a hairdresser who ran her own business. 's father works for a large car manufacturer in the Midlands.
en: entreprise
economics
noun
Economics is a social science concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. It studies how individuals, businesses, governments, and nations make choices about how to allocate resources.
Example: Moore (1988) illustrates this point well in discussing how Anthropology consistently looks at central features such as kinship and economics, and explains the differences primarily on the basis of cultural differences.
en: 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.
en: la géographie
history
noun
The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
Example: The import cover of reserves in 2005 was stretched to around 17 months of imports, and that is the highest-level ever recorded in Indian economic history (International Financial Statistics, Budget reports).
en: l'histoire
human geography
noun
The branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface.
Example: His approach is one of 'human geography,' asserting that anthropological perspectives has focused too specifically upon the social and he expounds that, "The geographies (he employs) are those of the visible and invisible worlds, experienced by the people concerned, in order to gain alternative perspective on nature and culture" (Dwyer 1996 p158).
en: géographie humaine
human resources
noun
The department of a business or organization that deals with the hiring, administration, and training of personnel.
Example: In order to accomplish this, Bodycote tries to successfully fulfil its customers' demands, earning at the same time sustainable profit and 'investing' on its human resources. 2.
en: ressources humaines
interpretation
noun
Interpretation is the act of explaining, reframing, or otherwise showing your own understanding of something. A person who translates one language into another is called an interpreter because they are explaining what a person is saying to someone who doesn't understand.
Example: (Table 1: Johnson & Newport (1989)) Thus, the findings of many experiments provide only generalizations and tendencies and highly depend on the interpretation and beliefs of the experimenters.
en: interprétation
linguistics
noun
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: Historically employed in the fields of psychology and linguistics, many working in the Information industry have now begun to realise the potential and the value of employing this science in the development of information systems.
en: linguistique
management
noun
Management includes the activities of setting the strategy of an organization and coordinating the efforts of its employees (or of volunteers) to accomplish its objectives through the application of available resources, such as financial, natural, technological, and human resources.
Example: But on the other hand some viewed slavery in economic terms and so resorted to the basic theory of slave management: "work them hard, make a profit, buy another."
en: la gestion
management science
noun
Management science (MS) is the broad interdisciplinary study of problem solving and decision making in human organizations, with strong links to management, economics, business, engineering, management consulting, and other fields. ... Management science helps businesses to achieve goals using various scientific methods.
Example: Appendix Report on A-Z Cloth UK appendix: tables, algorithms and outputs 1 2004-03 Quantitive Methods of Analysis IB1020 Case study Business SS M 1 1008 43 21 0 0 0 0 0 10 abstract present 23.4 2.0 simple assignment TEI P4 (documented in: BAWE.documentation.pdf) m 1984 English UKA management science 0169 Report on A-Z Cloth UK Summary and Recommendations After solving the problem using Microsoft Excel and analysing possible future changes the following recommendations can be made.
en: science du management
marketing
noun
Marketing is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.
Example: This mindset also promotes a sense of rivalry between departments, similar to the 'typical' conflict between manufacturing and marketing (Shapiro, 1977).
en: commercialisation
media
noun
Media is the communication outlets or tools used to store and deliver information or data. ... The term "medium" (the singular form of "media") is defined as "one of the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society, as newspapers, radio, or television.".
Example: In addition, there is an online "media centre" which has an advanced media search engine that can search for documents by media type, campaign or dates which is very useful for one to navigate through the extensive archive of press releases, media briefings, reports and images and latest campaign news.
en: médias
political economy
noun
Political economy is a social science that studies production, trade, and their relationship with the law and the government. ... In simple terms, political economy refers to the advice given by economists to the government on either general economic policies or on certain specific proposals created by politicians.
Example: Matthew Watson, Foundations of International political economy, ( Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005), p. 115.
en: économie politique
political science
noun
The branch of knowledge that deals with systems of government; the analysis of political activity and behavior.
Example: You will be given credit for discussing the methodological problems that arise in the study of pressure group effectiveness.)" deleted: Word Count: 3263 words 1 2005-05 Introduction to Research Methods in political science PO102 Critique Politics SS D 1 3293 114 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 no abstract 28.9 3.4 simple assignment TEI P4 (documented in: BAWE.documentation.pdf) f 1985 English OSA Politics 0137 Course: Politics and International Studies Student ID: Tutor Name: Select a British or EU level pressure group that is of interest to you.
en: science politique
psychology
noun
The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
Example: Trying to target the EU public by appealing to readers' psychology also illustrates a voluntarist approach to political thought: individuals are more than self-interested rational actors, and they have volition to take decisions based on factors other than a straightforward ordering of preferences.
en: psychologie
Social Science
noun
The scientific study of human society and social relationships.
Example: Anthropology as a social science faced many impediments compared with its contemporaries, largely because "information available over a century ago on the customs and beliefs of exotic tribal peoples was incomparably poorer than it is today.
en: Science sociale
society
noun
The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
Example: Amongst sufferers themselves, the public and even some practitioners there is a feeling that this group of people can not function as part of ordinary society (Gamble & Curthoys 2004).
en: société
sociology
noun
Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies and how people interact within these contexts.
Example: Karl Popper Karl Popper born in 1902, was a philosopher educated in Vienna, and focused in the areas of science, sociology and politics.