My Social Science Glossary
My Social Science Glossary
I made this glossary to educate people about the terms used in my field of study which is called Social Science. I have studied in this program for 2 years. It can be helpful if you need to write an essay in any Social Science class. My glossary contains 15 terms and includes definitions, examples and a French translation of the term without forgetting the pronunciation. I researched the words by looking at various essays written in my field of study and pin pointing which ones were mostly used or were the principal subjects. The definitions were found online via different websites to pick the definition that would be the closest to my own understanding of those words.
- anthropology
- noun
- The science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- Example: He seemed relieved when I told him I was reading ANTHROPOLOGY and, looking somewhat apprehensively over his shoulder at the sociology building, he muttered "well thank goodness you're not taking bloody sociology, with all those left wing bastards who hate the polis".
- fr: anthropologie
- archaeology
- noun
- The scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, especially those that have been excavated.
- Example: Rather than any devastated areas remaining derelict for any time, quite the reverse may have been the case, and ARCHAEOLOGY, especially from the air, is now beginning to produce evidence for development on a much larger scale than appreciated hitherto.
- fr: archéologie
- culture
- noun
- A particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period.
- Example: If that were indeed the case their Englishness was certainly no impediment to involvement in a cosmopolitan, international world in which French speech and CULTURE was dominant.
- fr: culture
- economics
- noun
- The science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind.
- Example: This dissertation contains three essays in labor ECONOMICS and applied micro econometrics.
- fr: économie
- geography
- noun
- The science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- Example: The GEOGRAPHY of fifteenth - century palaces had been relatively simple: there was a Great Hall, where ceremonious and public appearances were made, and the Chamber where the King withdrew and where only a few could follow him.
- fr: géographie
- history
- noun
- The record of past events and times, especially in connection with the human race.
- Example: The HISTORY of their service to the Plantagenets and Lancastrians is well known.
- fr: histoire
- linguistics
- noun
- The science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.
- Example: The importance of LINGUISTICS in Prague School literary theory will be discussed in the chapter on "Modern LINGUISTICS and the language of literature".
- fr: linguistique
- method
- noun
- A procedure, technique, or way of doing something, especially in accordance with a definite plan.
- Example: Another METHOD, used especially for figures, was to pour the clay into a mould and when dry apply them to the surface of the vessel.
- fr: méthode
- psychology
- noun
- The science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
- Example: Thus his social PSYCHOLOGY assumes the traditional bourgeois family structure as a norm.
- fr: psychologie
- research
- noun
- Diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.
- Example: This study adds to the RESEARCH on banks engaging in securities underwriting activities by exploring a unique detailed micro data set for securities affiliates operating in the U.S. from 1990 through 1999.
- fr: recherche
- science
- noun
- Systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.
- Example: A recent book by Sandra Harding, The SCIENCE Question in Feminism (1986), develops the work in epistemology and philosophy of SCIENCE, and examines the work of feminist theorists in this area.
- fr: science
- social
- noun
- A festive gathering to foster introductions.
- Example: My SOCIAL education would have advanced rapidly too, had I lived in with the school.
- fr: social
- society
- noun
- A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
- Example: Integral to at least some of the philosophers' thinking is the idea that the individual is part of a collective; a member of SOCIETY.
- fr: société
- sociology
- noun
- The science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society; the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc.
- Example: The dissertation rejects the prevailing understanding of markets in both Political Economy and Economic SOCIOLOGY.
- fr: sociologie
- study
- noun
- The cultivation of a particular branch of learning, science, or art.
- Example: Whether this is the result of the "coarse" digging of earlier decades, or that the proportion of coins varies considerably, is a matter which deserves STUDY.
- fr: étude