Social Security — The term Social Security has several uses.* Social security the general concept of providing welfare * Social Security (play) a play by Andrew Bergman * Social Security (Australia) system of welfare payments in Australia * Social Security… … Wikipedia
social security — 1. (usually caps.) a program of old age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 2. the theory or practice of… … Universalium
National Social Security Fund (Uganda) — National Social Security Fund Type Parastatal Industry Social Security Founded 1986 Headquarters 14th Floor Workers House, Plot 1 Pilkington Road, Kampala, Uganda Key people Vincent Ssekono … Wikipedia
Department of Health and Social Security — DHSS redirects here. For the Serbian political party, see Christian Democratic Party of Serbia. The Department of Health and Social Security (commonly known as the DHSS) was a ministry of the British government in existence for twenty years from… … Wikipedia
social service — social service, adj. organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel. [1850 55] * * * Introduction also called welfare service, or social work, any of numerous publicly or privately provided… … Universalium
Social engineering (security) — Social engineering is the art of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.Mitnick, K: CSEPS Course Workbook (2004), p. 4, Mitnick Security Publishing.] While similar to a confidence trick or simple fraud,… … Wikipedia
Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… … Universalium
security — /si kyoor i tee/, n., pl. securities, adj. n. 1. freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety. 2. freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well founded confidence. 3. something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense. 4. freedom from financial… … Universalium
social — so|cial1 W1S2 [ˈsəuʃəl US ˈsou ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(society)¦ 2¦(rank)¦ 3¦(meeting people)¦ 4 5¦(animals)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: socialis, from socius someone you spend time with ] 1.) ¦(SOCIETY)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
social policy — Precisely what counts as a social policy is a matter of debate. Both words are problematic. The term policy commonly refers to a more or less clearly articulated set of ideas about what should be done in a particular sphere, which is often set… … Dictionary of sociology
