I am studying Social Science. We learn about Psychology, Geology, Sociology, History and all things about the social side of humans. This is a glossary about Social Science, there are a lot of different words. I made this glossary for my English class. All of the translations I found were on Google Translate.
absolute monarchy
noun
Is a form of monarchy in which the monarch holds supreme autocratic authority, principally not being restricted by written laws, legislature, or customs.
Example: The main importance of the re script, however, lay not in its relatively modest provisions or acceptability to the various policies - makers in central government, but in the rapidity with which it was circulated and published. " The government's open acknowledgment that preparation of a peasant reform was under way⦠marked a dividing line in the political behaviour of the absolute monarchy".
en: monarchie absolue
anthropology
noun
The study of human societies and cultures and their development.
The study of human biological and physiological characteristics and their evolution.
Example: But, however sketchy or plain foolish the history and social anthropology might be, the existence of long - term degeneration, in some key respects at least, commanded widespread assent.
en: anthropologie
artifact
noun
An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
Example: A new literacy and cheap newsprint spawned the monster newspapers which were the first cultural artifact of mass society.
en: artefact
cartogram
noun
A map on which statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form.
Example: The process of creating an equal area cartogram is not a trivial one, and has occupied researchers for decades.
en: cartogramme
democracy
Noun
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Example: Shortly afterwards, however, an insurrection took place, by which the disciples of Pythagoras were driven out, and a democracy established.
en: la démocratie
ecological footprint
noun
The impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.
Example: It remains to be seen what effect worldwide consolidation in food retailing is having on the ecological footprint of farming.
en: empreinte écologique
ethnicity
noun
The fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
Example: This dissertation explores the relationship between ethnicity or cultural upbringing and affect with respect to the process of choosing, pursuing, and earning an advanced degree in mathematics.
en: ethnicité
flora
noun
The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
Example: In forestry, these chemicals can lead to a decline in water quality and to decline in an aquatic fauna and flora.
en: flore
history
noun
The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
Example: Using historic photographs and fragmentary written documents to supplement what is primarily an interpretation of extant buildings, this study finds Pennsylvania's 1872 Chester Heights Camp Meeting to be representative in layout and history but exceptional in survival.
en: histoire
institution
verb
A society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose.
Example: The Conservatory is a historically significant cultural institution that gives the region of Tolima cultural identity and pride.
en: institution
invest
verb
Expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture.
Example: The Real Options valuation approach is used as an alternative to Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and Decision Tree Analysis (DTA) to value the decision to invest in the development of gold mining resources and to capture the value of risk and managerial flexibility in the decision to invest in mining resource development.
en: investir
landfill
noun
A place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil, especially as a method of filling in or extending usable land.
Example: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) legislation of 1980 ("Superfund") requires the cleaning up of the worst landfill sites, of which some 800 had been identified by the Environmental Protection Agency by 1986 (Foresman 1986).
en: décharge
manuscript
noun
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
Example: For example, in 1827 Ranke asked for return of manuscript of second book, as he had found a document that required him to revise a chapter.
en: manuscrit
policy
noun
A course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual.
en: politique
population growth
Noun
The increase in the number of individuals in a population.
Example: The final chapter discusses the contributions, limitations and future research Between 1950 and 1990, the aggregate population of center cities in the U.S. declined by 16 percent despite national population growth of 64 percent.
en: croissance démographique
science
noun
A systematically organized body of knowledge on a particular subject.
Example: Drawing on several theories that reflect on the dialectic of science and culture (or technology and art) as well as those that address architecture as a series of processes or objects in time, architectural design is addressed as a reconciliation of planes, a series of seamless connections of parts, addressed through inquiry and innovation to create form.
en: science
teach
verb
Show or explain to (someone) how to do something.
Example: A similar exam is still compulsory for anyone seeking to enter the teaching profession without the required Leaving Certificate pass, even if they are never to teach the subject.
en: enseigner
to shop
verb
Visit one or more stores or websites to buy goods.
Example: Basically, much of Cramlington's population commuted to Newcastle to work and continued to shop there.
en: faire des courses/magasiner
typology
noun
A classification according to general type, especially in archaeology, psychology, or the social sciences.
Example: Accordingly, a typology of complaints managers was generated with specific reference to their responses and reactions to the inherent contradictions in their role, in terms of complainant orientation versus organization orientation.
en: typologie
wage
noun
A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially to a manual or unskilled worker.
Example: This result is due mainly to the closing of the gender wage differential, as opposed to changes in matching patterns or within gender inequality.
en: salaire
war
noun
A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
Example: Following the wrenching upheaval of World war I, France faced the urgent challenge to reconstruct not only a signification portion of its architectural fabric, but also its very identity as a nation.
en: guerre
weather
noun
The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
Example: The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend.
en: météo
wildlife
noun
Wild animals collectively; the native fauna of a region.
Example: Acquisition of land title by non-locals and intensification of ranching and forest exploitation subsequently increased, thereby affecting the livelihoods of local peasants by reducing grazing areas and affecting wildlife by reducing habitat.
en: faune
wind turbine
noun
A turbine having a large vaned wheel rotated by the wind to generate electricity.
Example: Provided £30,000 to Nidderdale High School and community college in Harrogate, for the installation of a wind turbine; Scottish Power gave St James' Catholic high school in Barnet £5,666 for its solar panel installation.
