social study
1Social Study of Information Systems — Most simply The Social Study of Information Systems is interested in people developing and using technology and the culture of those people.SSIS studies these phenomena by drawing on and using lenses provided by social sciences, including:… …
2Social 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… …
3social science — social scientist. 1. the study of society and social behavior. 2. a science or field of study, as history, economics, etc., dealing with an aspect of society or forms of social activity. [1775 85] * * * Any discipline or branch of science that… …
4Social psychology (psychology) — Social psychology is the scientific study of how people s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others (Allport, 1985). By this definition, scientific refers to the empirical method of… …
5Social influence — occurs when an individual s thoughts, feelings or actions are affected by other people. Social influence takes many forms and can be seen in conformity, socialization, peer pressure, obedience, leadership, persuasion, sales, and marketing. In… …
6Social 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… …
7Social determinants of health — are the economic and social conditions under which people live which determine their health. They are societal risk conditions , rather than individual risk factors that either increase or decrease the risk for a disease, for example for… …
8Social pedagogy — is an academic discipline concerned with theory and practice of holistic education and care. The term pedagogy originates from the Greek pais (child) and agein (to bring up, or lead), with the prefix social emphasising that upbringing is not only …
9Social anthropology — is the branch of anthropology that studies how currently living human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long term, intensive field studies (including participant observation methods),… …
10Social research — refers to research conducted by social scientists (primarily within sociology and social psychology), but also within other disciplines such as social policy, human geography, political science, social anthropology and education. Sociologists and …
