This glossary is here to help the other student to understand the Social Science program. It is a field of study that include several disciplines like Psychology, Sociology, and others. This program is given at Saint-Jerome College's. This glossary will help students that are looking for a new program and doesn't know what to choose.
Administration
noun
The process or activity of running a business, organization, etc.
Example: In an era of rapid industrialization, growing population and an escalating crisis in the administration of government services, immigration became the focus for larger questions about national identity and social consciousness.
fr: Administration
Americanization
noun
The action of making a person or thing American in character or nationality.
Example: MTV and the advent of satellite - so much of which relies on cheap pop programming - also signals for many countries the americanization of youth culture, and one way to indicate national resistance is to originate your own music television - which they all do these days.
fr: Américanisation
Capitalism
noun
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Example: Although commodity theory is not always articulated as a part of critical studies, it is useful for understanding the process of mass communication under capitalism.
fr: Capitalisme
Colonialism
noun
The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
Example: Major public buildings signify the country's domestic political circumstances, its Westernization and Modernization processes, in addition to the discourse of colonialism and anti-colonialism.
fr: Colonialisme
Criminology
noun
A Social Science discipline that focus upon the study of crime and the criminal justice system.
Example: Marxist theories Marxist - based studies of crime are sometimes referred to under the titles of radical or critical criminology.
fr: Criminologie
Culture
noun
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
Example: Let us turn our attention to 'magical' cures in Greek culture.
fr: Culture
Documentation
noun
Material that provides official information or evidence or that serves as a record.
Example: They provided functional and aesthetic surroundings for many residents and, with their documentation, offer an important educational resource to both students and professionals.
fr: Documention
Ecology
noun
The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
Example: The regenerative capabilities of healthy ecosystems are well-recognized through the study of ecology, yet our human systems are gradually becoming more removed from these natural processes that sustain us and assure our survival.
fr: Écologie
Feminism
noun
The advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.
Example: The feminist poststructuralist framework I have used consists of two elements, poststructuralism and feminism.
fr: Féminisme
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 investigation included ethnographic studies, which addressed the different land, riverine and marine food groups consumed by the Ngarrindjeri people during the 19th and 20th centuries and biogeographical analysis which addressed the geography of South Australia.
fr: Géographie
Industrialization
noun
The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
Example: In an era of rapid industrialization, growing population and an escalating crisis in the administration of government services, immigration became the focus for larger questions about national identity and social consciousness. The period under study also marks the emergence of the modern era of photographic industrialization.
fr: Industrialisation
Management
noun
The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
Example: This research studied the labor requirements, decision-making processes, management structures, and cycles of work related to food production and consumption in regenerative agriculture.
fr: Gestion
Modernity
noun
A modern way of thinking, working, etc.; con temporariness.
Example: The shift toward Western culture and modernity is evident in 19th and 20th century Thai architecture, particularly in the capitol city of Bangkok.
fr: La modernité
Normalization
noun
The process of bringing or returning something to a normal condition or state.
Example: The empirical evidence gathered in the present research supports the hypotheses of normalization and explicitation as recurrent features of translation into both English and French, but does not support the hypotheses of simplification and levelling-out.
fr: Normalisation
Psychology
noun
The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
Example: In the attempt to develop a Maori and Psychology course, the first of its kind in a New Zealand University, questionnaires seeking comment on the content and process of such a course were administered to forty-four undergraduate Maori psychology students from the University of Waikato.
fr: Psychologie
Relation
noun
The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected; a thing's effect on or relevance to another.
Example: It is the purpose here to construct a theology of architecture that locates itself more usefully in relation to scripture and mission than has traditionally been done so.
fr: Relation
Social Science
noun
The scientific study of human society and social relationships.
Example: Thirty structured interviews were conducted with social science faculty, who have been tenured for 10 years or more, at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).
fr: Science sociale
Technology
noun
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
Example: Four-year public colleges have further limitations stemming from research and technology transfer missions that differ significantly from those of larger and more comprehensive public universities.
fr: La technologie
Urbanism
noun
The development and planning of cities and towns.
Example: Resources for urban development in Third World countries are usually very limited, while population demands are increasingly higher, resulting in informal urbanism.
fr: Urbanisme
Values
noun
A person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.
Example: This focus, recorded in the literature of the profession and embraced as personal values by members of the profession, continues to provide a foundation to landscape architecture today.
