Social Forces Front — The Social Forces Front (FFS) is a political party in Burkina Faso.FFS candidate Norbert Tiendrébéogo ran in the 13 November 2005 presidential election, placing 7th out of 13 candidates with 1.61% of the vote … Wikipedia
Social Darwinism — is a term commonly used for theories of society that emerged in England and the United States in the 1870s, seeking to apply the principles of Darwinian evolution to sociology and politics.[1] It especially refers to notions of struggle for… … Wikipedia
Social dominance orientation — (SDO), is a personality variable which predicts social and political attitudes. It is a widely applied Social Psychological scale. SDO is conceptualised as a measure of individual differences in levels of group based discrimination and… … Wikipedia
Social informatics — is the study of information and communication tools in cultural, or institutional contexts (Kling, Rosenbaum, Sawyer, 2005). A transdisciplinary field, ( [http://www.inform.nu/Articles/Vol3/v3n2p89 96r.pdf Sawyer Rosenbaum, 2000, p. 90] ) social… … Wikipedia
Social thought — provides general theories to explain actions and behavior of society as a whole, encompassing sociological, political, and philosophical ideas. Social theory is used to make distinctions and generalizations among different types of societies, and … Wikipedia
Social movement theory — is an interdisciplinary study within the social sciences that generally seeks to explain why social mobilization occurs, the forms under which it manifests, as well as potential social, cultural, and political consequences.Collective… … Wikipedia
Social organisation — Social organization or social institution, refers to a group of social positions, connected by social relations, performing a social role. It can also be defined in a narrower sense as any institution in a society that works to socialize the… … Wikipedia
Social and economic stratification in Appalachia — The Appalachian region of the Eastern United States is home to over 20 million people and covers parts of mostly mountainous areas of 13 states, including Mississippi, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina,… … Wikipedia
social change — ▪ sociology Introduction in sociology, the alteration of mechanisms within the social structure, characterized by changes in cultural symbols, rules of behaviour, social organizations, or value systems. Throughout the historical… … Universalium
Social disorganization theory — In sociology, the Social Disorganization Theory was one of the most important theories developed by the Chicago School, related to ecological theories.William Isaac Thomas and Florian ZnanieckiThomas and Znaniecki (1918 1920) introduced the idea… … Wikipedia
