SOCIAL DARWINISM
a theory of Charles Darwin who proposed that social relations develop in accordance with the principles of natural selection. It…
SOCIAL DRINKER
a name given to a person who only usually drinks when out with friends and in social settings.
SOCIAL IDENTITY
1. These are the personal qualities that a person has and displays to others consistently that they part of your…
SOCIAL ISOLATION
1. The voluntary or involuntary absence of having contact with others. 2. Experimental research. Separating an animal from other members…
SOCIAL NETWORK
These are the relationships we have with other people and groups in society.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF THE EXPERIMENT
a study of ways that the participant and the experimenter relate and operate.
SOCIAL SANCTION
a punishment put on person who is member of the group and have violated a rule or standard of the…
SOCIAL STUDIES
These are studies that cover many aspects of social environment and include geography, history, judicial systems, history, customs and sociology.
SOCIOCENTER
Sociometry. the person who is the centre of a group or the most popular or prominent member.
SOCIOLINGUISTICS
the study of the relationship between a society and language used that is related to gender, class and ethnicity. One…
SOCIOTHERAPY
the supportive approach to therapy based on modifying a person's environment to help with interpersonal adjustment. It means working with…
SOLICITATION BEHAVIOR
the action one animal does to seek a mate. This behaviour is usually seen in females that are interested in…
SOMATOTYPE
a body or physique as it relates to behaviour characteristics. Have a look on constitutional type for more understanding.
SOUND PRESSURE
the force that is exerted by a sound wave. The unit of measurement is a Pascal. It is also called…
SOURCE TRAITS
the factorial theory of personality and is 12 personality traits that underlie and determine the surface traits. See ability trait;…
SPECIAL CARE UNIT (SCU)
the unit in a health care facility that provides specialised care for people with severe problems like dementia, spinal cord…