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1) Social relations involving authority or power. 2) The art or science of governing.

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skinheads

Politics; Political Science

Skinheads, so-called because of their shaven heads, originated in England, but are now found worldwide. Most of them are aged between 13 and 25. Many groups of skinheads espouse a ...

social contract

Politics; Political Science

The political theory that a state and its citizens have an unwritten agreement between them, a social contract into which they voluntarily enter. In the theory of Thomas Hobbes ...

social Darwinism

Politics; Political Science

The evolutionary theories of the natural historian Charles Darwin (1809-18820), especially the idea of the "survival of the fittest" and "natural selection," applied to the sphere ...

social justice

Politics; Political Science

A situation in which all individuals and groups in a society are treated fairly and equally, regardless of race, gender, or any other factor that could be used to create ...

Social Security

Politics; Political Science

The Social Security Act was passed in 1935; it established a national social security service, which included benefits for the elderly, unemployed, and also aid to the states for ...

social services

Politics; Political Science

Services provided by the government to improve social welfare for those who need it, such as the elderly, the poor, the disabled, and children. Services might include insurance, ...

social stratification

Politics; Political Science

The layering of a society, in the sense that some people will be above others in the social scale, in terms of class, income, education etc. For example, societies in which a ...