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91Work — /werrk/, n. Henry Clay, 1832 84, U.S. songwriter. * * * I In economics and sociology, the activities and labour necessary for the survival of society. As early as 40,000 BC, hunters worked in groups to track and kill animals, while younger or… …
92social — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or relating to society or its organization. 2 concerned with the mutual relations of human beings or of classes of human beings. 3 living in organized communities; unfitted for a solitary life (man is a social animal). 4 a… …
93social services — advice and practical help with problems associated with social circumstances. Every local authority is responsible for establishing and staffing a social service department. Basic training for social work involves completing an approved degree in …
94social welfare — noun governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need (Freq. 2) she lives on welfare • Syn: ↑welfare, ↑public assistance • Hypernyms: ↑aid, ↑economic aid, ↑financial aid …
95Social Science Library, Oxford — The Social Science Library, Oxford (SSL) is the main teaching social sciences lending library at the University of Oxford, England. The library supports taught programmes for both undergraduates and postgraduates, and houses a dedicated research… …
96Social action model — The Social Action Model is a theory of social work practice. The social action model is key to sociopolitical empowerment for work with oppressed groups, communitites, and organizations. The model strives to reallocate sociopolitical power so… …
97social — socially, adv. socialness, n. /soh sheuhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club. 2. seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious. 3. of,… …
98social — {{11}}social (adj.) c.1500 (implied in socially), characterized by friendliness or geniality, also allied, associated, from M.Fr. social (14c.), from L. socialis united, living with others, from socius companion, probably originally follower, and …
99Social hygiene movement — Sex hygiene is contrasted with false modesty in this frontispiece to an early 20th century book. The social or mental hygiene movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries was an attempt by Progressive era reformers to control venereal… …
100Social Service Review — Infobox Journal discipline = Social Service abbreviated title = noeffect abbreviation = SSR publisher = University of Chicago Press country = US publication history = noeffect frequency = quarterly history = 1927 present website =… …
