social

  • 51social — adjective 1》 relating to society or its organization.     ↘relating to rank and status in society: a woman of high social standing. 2》 needing companionship; suited to living in communities. 3》 relating to or designed for activities in which… …

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  • 52social — See sociable, social …

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  • 53social — adj. Social is used with these nouns: ↑acceptance, ↑acquaintance, ↑activity, ↑adjustment, ↑administration, ↑advance, ↑advancement, ↑advantage, ↑affair, ↑agenda, ↑alienation, ↑ …

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  • 54social — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gregarious, friendly; fashionable; communal, public. n. social gathering, get together, party. See sociality, party, humanity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerning human affairs] Syn. mundane,… …

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  • 55social — [16] Latin socius meant ‘companion, partner’. It came ultimately from the Indo European base *seq ‘follow’ (source of English sequel, sequence, etc). From it was derived the adjective sociālis, which has given English social (socialism was coined …

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  • 56social —   See sociable.    ♦ Social club, kalapu ho ohau oli …

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  • 57social — [16] Latin socius meant ‘companion, partner’. It came ultimately from the Indo European base *seq ‘follow’ (source of English sequel, sequence, etc). From it was derived the adjective sociālis, which has given English social (socialism was coined …

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  • 58Social capital — is a concept in business, economics, organizational behaviour, political science, public health, sociology and natural resources management that refers to connections within and between social networks. Though there are a variety of related… …

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  • 59Social constructionism — and social constructivism are sociological and psychological theories of knowledge that consider how social phenomena develop in particular social contexts. Within constructionist thought, a social construction (social construct) is a concept or… …

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  • 60Social enterprise — Social enterprises are social mission driven organizations which trade in goods or services for a social purpose. Their aim to accomplish targets that are social and environmental as well as financial is often referred to as having a triple… …

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