Social Science

20 terms

There is a glossary about Social Science. It will show you 20 terms about that subject. By learning my glossary, you will understand more about the subject I study in collage. When you read my glossary I hope you will know more about Social Science and it will interest you.

archives
A collection of records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people, preserved for their enduring value.
attitude
An enduring, learned predisposition to behave in a consistent way toward a given class of objects, even, or people.
centration
The tendency to focus on only one aspect of a situation, problem or object.
communication
Imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing or signs.
culture
The learned patterns of behavior and thought that help a group adapt to it's surroundings.
disposition
A natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing.
equality
The state of being equal. In status, rights, and opportunities.
evidence
The available body of facts or information indicating whether something is true or valid.
insight
The capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing.
observation
The action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.
qualitative research
The gathering of data by observing behavior such as conversations, nonverbal communication, rituals, displays of emotion--behaviour that cannot easily be expressed in terms of numbers
quantitative research
The gathering of data that can easily be expressed in numbers and therefore analyzed using statistical.
realism
The quality or fact of representing a person, thing, or situation accurately or in a way that is true to life.
report
An account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation or inquiry.
social constructs
Conceptions of things based on common perceptions by members of a society, not objective reality.
social media
Online tools that allow people to create, share or exchange information, ideas, pictures and videos in virtual online communities.
social norm
Socially accepted rules of behaviour and conduct which are prescribed by society and expected of an individual by that society.
statistics
The study of the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.
stereotype
A fixed notion or conception of people based on their group identity.
variables
Factors or conditions that affect or may affect the know behavior of an individual or a group.