Hi, my name is Sean and I am in my first year of social sciences. This glossary will be in link with this perticular program that I am in. It will be for those who are interested in the topics that are linked with ths program. There will be 20 words. They will each have a part of speech, pronunciation, definition, translation, exemple and image.
assimilation
noun
The process of becoming similar to something.
Example: Owing to its erstwhile conquering successes, Spain had an established tradition of ASSIMILATION, bringing conquered peoples under the crown's jurisdiction through conversion and allegiance to the Catholic Church.
en: assimilation
authority
noun
The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
Example: The ES...must be taken into account by the competent AUTHORITY.
en: autorité
capitalism
noun
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
Example: The labour theory of value is thus complex and before proceeding to a more general analysis, the focus will be on specific concepts, which may provide more insight into the theory's relevance to the nature of employment under contemporary CAPITALISM.
en: capitalisme
coercion
noun
The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
Example: No one shall be subject to COERCION.
en: coercition
computer
noun
An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
Example: Apple's recent dabbling in non-COMPUTER ventures was also more successful this time.
en: ordinateur
culture
noun
The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
Example: They were small changes which were put in place to stimulate commitment to bigger and more significant changes in the CULTURE.
en: culture
democracy
noun
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Example: He declines to mention that women, metics and slaves still had no vote in a DEMOCRACY, and ignores completely Athens' other injustices, such as an absence of legal rights for women of all classes, and the slave trade itself.
en: democratie
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: His approach is one of 'human GEOGRAPHY,' asserting that anthropological perspectives has focused too specifically upon the social and he expounds that, "The geographies (he employs) are those of the visible and invisible worlds, experienced by the people concerned, in order to gain alternative perspective on nature and culture" (Dwyer 1996 p158).
en: géographie
History
noun
The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
Example: In my program, we study history to understand how the world works presently.
en: Histoire
inflation
noun
A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
Example: Resulting from this pessimism and possibly predicted future wage increase demands (as a result of inflationary pressures from oil price increases), the unemployment rate rose tremendously in 2001, perhaps proving the original Phillips Curve correct, as high unemployment was unavoidable with the containment of INFLATION . 2001 was also marked by another event which may have had some probable indirect implications on Brazil's economic performance.
en: inflation
legitimacy
noun
Conformity to the law or to rules.
Example: Whilst it provided a powerful response of workers to the repressive character and 'determination [of the Polish regime]
to maintain [the political and economic]
systems, whatever their human costs and lack of LEGITIMACY', an important questions comes to mind.
en: légitimité
literature
noun
Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.
Example: Froidefond, C. (1971) Le Mirage Egyptien dans La LITTERATURE Grecque d'Homere a Aristotle.
en: littérature
power
noun
The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.
Example: With the devolution of POWER, responsibilities and authorities are transferred to local governments and each region will have to make decisions and act for its own development (Miller, 2002).
en: pouvoir
project
noun
An individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.
Example: This is the first description of one of the target species for my final PROJECT, Galagoides cf. cocos, here named Galago moholi cocos .
en: projet
psychology
noun
The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
Example: Edward Wilson who coined the term 'sociobiology' (now sometimes referred to as 'evolutionary PSYCHOLOGY') (Connell, 2002, p.31) is where males and females use their traits prescribed to them by society, (aggression and a caring nature respectively), to survive.
en: psychologie
racism
noun
Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
Example: The Single Market was also seen as a tool for combating RACISM, bigotry and enhancing social understanding between member states.
en: racisme
regime
noun
A government, especially an authoritarian one.
Example: E.g. in the beginning of 1980 numerous officials were convinced that by confiscating the old REGIME's properties, half of the country's agricultural area had been nationalised, whereas it made up only one-fifth of the productive agricultural land in terms of value.
en: régime
socialism
noun
A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Example: After all, according to theory 'it is one and the same road that leads from...large-scale state capitalism...to SOCIALISM'.
en: socialisme
sociology
noun
The study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
Example: Although Bloch and Febvre differed in emphasis, for example Bloch's commitment to geography was less than Febvre's whose dedication to SOCIOLOGY was greater, they held collective ideals for which the Annales is renowned, and can therefore be found in much of their work.
en: sociologie
State
noun
A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
Example: Within this context, decentralisation could be a way of devolving away some of the STATE's power and allocate it within the civil society.
