I'm Kelly-Ann and I'm in this program since January 2022. This glossary contains terms found in the Social Science program. This glossary helps other students with the terms they may not know. It also helps others to understand their mistakes. For example, it could help someone understand one of the subjects in this program or a related field. They are 23 terms that include parts of speeches, pronunciations, definitions, translations, examples, and images. I used Wikipedia to find my terms, Google for my definitions, Wikipedia for my images and Google Translate for translations.
acquired
verb
Learn or develop (a skill, habit, or quality).
Example: By his athletic skill William became rich and acquired land, an heiress, an earldom; and in the end wisdom in the council chamber made him regent of England.
fr: acquis
archaeology
noun
The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
Example: The Palaeolithic archaeology of Baker's Hole, a case study for focus in ethic analysis.
fr: archéologie
array (a wide array)
noun
An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing.
Example: A more complex array of statements.
fr: éventail
autonomy
noun
The right or condition of self-government.
Example: Freedom and autonomy guaranteed for universities by the old University Grants Committee were no more.
fr: autonomie
branch
noun
Divide into one or more subdivisions (of a road or path).
Example: Stylistics as a branch of literary studies can draw on this kind of work, but it concerns must in general be very different, because from a literary point of view the linguistic form of texts is of interest only in certain respects.
fr: branche
century
noun
A period of one hundred years.
Example: Although the proportion is small compared to the world average of 30%, there has been a significant increase in woodland cover in the U.K since the beginning of the last century, owing to the principles particularly of the Forestry Commission being enforced.
fr: siècle
devoted
verb
Given over to the display, study, or discussion of.
Example: Early work is often missing from an artist's oeuvre, while students work or juveniles may be saved only by chance or possibly by a devoted family.
fr: dévoué
discipline
noun
A branch of knowledge, typically one studied in higher education.
Example: From the eighteenth century onwards these structures have been subject to a number of excavations and studies and much modern literature includes the history of sociology as a discipline.
fr: discipline
eclectic
noun
A person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
Example: It is quite common to hear teachers say that they do not subscribe to any particular approach or method in their teaching but are "eclectic".
fr: éclectique
encompass
verb
Cause (something) to take place.
Example: In fact, if the Social Science are really to explain the social world, would it not be wiser to retreat from the demand that they must conform to a single standard of explanation, and allow instead that they may encompass a variety of projects?
fr: englober
establish
verb
Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
Example: This thesis suggests that there were three inter-related reasons why newly arrived colonists needed material culture and its associated meanings: first, to distinguish themselves from Indigenous groups; second, to reassure themselves about their place in the world; and third, to help establish their own networks of social relations.
fr: établir
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: Outside of institutional frameworks, economic historians also focus on geographies'impact on economic growth incentives.
fr: géographie
goals
noun
The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.
Example: It is time, it is thought, for English to organize itself in ways that make it more like a proper academic discipline, with clear procedures and goals.
fr: buts
individual
noun
A single human being as distinct from a group, class, or family.
Example: East (1997) points out that Oliver (1980) referred to contentment as a state when the consumed good satisfied positively the individual, and develops the idea by adding the term discontent for the situations in which negative expectations are confirmed.
fr: personne
instance
noun
An example or single occurrence of something.
Example: Believing sentences and slotting the information that they convey into our knowledge base (for instance, what we used to think about the referent of her) is another story.
fr: exemple
method
noun
A particular form of procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one.
Example: Second, we present a method to enable smooth exploration of sketched form by point-dragging.
fr: méthode
methodologies
noun
A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.
Example: A Critical Note Paul Johnson Social gerontology draws on a broad range of Social Science disciplines for its theories and methodologies, but to date its debt to economics and economists have been slight.
fr: méthodologies
practitioners
noun
A person actively engaged in an art, discipline, or profession, especially medicine.
Example: Scholars and mainstream media have referred it to as a spiritual movement or religion, although practitioners claim it is not a religion.
fr: praticiens / praticiennes
qualitative
adjective
Relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity.
Example: Writing of theory chapter. 1-31 July 2006: Quantitative and qualitative analysis of Excel database, illustrations, submission of further chapters by the end of July.
fr: qualitative
research
noun
The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
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: recherche
society
noun
The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community. Or an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity.
Example: Citizens' willingness to participate in decision-making might be because they want to be consulted and involved in decision-making since they are members of the society and those decisions affect their lives.
fr: société
sociology
noun
The study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
Example: Thus, the thesis draws on an eclectic range of literature from socio-legal studies, public administration, sociology, and social psychology.
fr: sociologie
tool
noun
A device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.
Example: The demand estimation indicates that consumers respond to price, therefore price can be considered to be a tool in the implementation of demand management strategies.
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