social constructionism — is a general term sometimes applied to theories that emphasize the socially created nature of social life. Of course, in one sense all sociologists would argue this, so the term can easily become devoid of meaning. More specifically, however, the … Dictionary of sociology
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Social software — encompasses a range of software systems that allow users to interact and share data. This computer mediated communication has become very popular with social sites like MySpace and Facebook, media sites like Flickr and YouTube, and commercial… … Wikipedia
Social 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… … Wikipedia
Worlds chat — was the very first three dimensional avatar world to become widely available on the Internet, starting in April 1995. A space station world with a range of avatars, but no building or modifying by its users, it nonetheless generated great… … Wikipedia
Social 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… … Wikipedia
Social entrepreneurship — is the work of a social entrepreneur. A social entrepreneur is someone who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to make social change. Whereas a business entrepreneur typically… … Wikipedia
Social media — are primarily Internet based tools for sharing and discussing information among human beings. [ [http://www.benparr.com/2008/08/its time we defined social media no more arguing heres the definition It s Time to Define Social Media: No More… … Wikipedia
Social network analysis software — is used to identify, represent, analyze, visualize or simulate nodes (e.g. agents, organizations, or knowledge) and edges (relationships) from various types of input data (relational and non relational), including mathematical models of social… … Wikipedia
Social death — is a term used to describe the condition of people not accepted as fully human by wider society. Used by sociologists like Zygmunt Bauman and historians of the holocaust to describe the part played governmental and social segregation in that… … Wikipedia
