economic and social systems
1Economic and Social Research Council — The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is one of the seven Research Councils in the United Kingdom. It is state funded (via the Department of Trade and Industry s Office of Science and Innovation), and provides funding and support for… …
2Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services — The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) is a human services organization committed to the development of the Arab American community in all aspects of economic and cultural life. ACCESS helps low income families, as… …
3Economic and public affairs — (EPA) is a subject taught in the junior forms of most secondary schools in Hong Kong, either as a separate subject or as a component of combined humanities or combined social studies. The subject is concerned with helping students to develop a… …
4Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …
5social 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… …
6Social structure — is a term frequently used in sociology and social theory yet rarely defined or clearly conceptualised (Abercrombie, et al., 2000; Jary Jary 1991). In a general sense, the term can refer to: * entities or groups in definite relation to each other …
7social 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… …
8Open and closed systems in social science — Ludwig Bertalanffy describes two types of systems: open systems and closed systems. The open systems are systems that allow interactions between its internal elements and the environment. An open system is defined as a “system in exchange of… …
9Social 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… …
10Social theory — Social analysis redirects here. For the journal, see Social Analysis (journal). Sociology …
