My Social Sciences Glossary
My Social Sciences Glossary
20 terms
Hi, my name is Anais Thiébaux. I live in Prevost. I have been studying Social Sciences for 2 years at Saint-Jérôme College. The glossary that I have made could be useful for the students already studying in Social Sciences and also for the future students in the same field. Each word in this glossary is related to the basic notions of Social Sciences and every one of them is part of the vocabulary commonly used in my field. These words have been specially chosen to know and to understand the field in a better way. This field has a lot of words that can describe it, but only the important will be mentioned. For all the definitions, the source is google definition.
- anthropology
- The study of human societies and cultures and their development.
- en: anthropologie
- collectivism
- The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.
- en: collectivité
- development
- The process of developing or being developed.
- en: développement
- economy
- The wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
- en: économie
- family
- A group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.
- en: Famille
- geography
- 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.
- en: géographie
- history
- The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
- en: Histoire
- human
- Relating to or characteristic of people or human beings.
- en: Humain
- individual
- Single; separate.
- en: individu
- interpretation
- The action of explaining the meaning of something.
- mental health
- A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.
- en: santé mentale
- methodology
- A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.
- en: méthodologie
- phenomenological
- Relating to the science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being.
- politics
- The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.
- en: Politique
- psychology
- The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
- en: Psychologie
- quantitative method
- The systematic empirical investigation of observable phenomena via statistical, mathematical, or computational techniques.
- en: Méthode quantitative
- social
- Relating to society or its organization.
- society
- The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
- en: société
- sociology
- The study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
- en: Sociologie
- world
- The earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
- en: Monde