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  • Individualistic

    Definition of Individualistic The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Individualistic: A theory which focuses on explaining the behaviour of individuals and using factors or features of the individual in explaining this behaviour. An alternative to this […]

  • Fatalistic Suicide

    Definition of Fatalistic Suicide The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Fatalistic Suicide: A type of suicide, identified by Emile Durkheim (1858-1917), occurring in social conditions where the individual experiences pervasive oppression. For example the […]

  • Structuralist Approach

    Definition of Structuralist Approach The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Structuralist Approach: An approach to understanding the role of the state within a conflict or Marxist perspective. The state is seen as captured by the structure of capitalism […]

  • Functionalist Explanation

    Definition of Functionalist Explanation The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Functionalist Explanation: The explanations offered by functionalists or structural functionalists have a property referred to as teleology – explaining things in terms of […]

  • Instrumentalist Marxism

    Definition of Instrumentalist Marxism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Instrumentalist Marxism: A view of the role of the state from a conflict or Marxist perspective. The state is seen as an instrument of the dominant class of the society and is […]

  • Socialist Feminism

    Definition of Socialist Feminism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Socialist Feminism: A perspective that examines women’s social situation as shaped by both patriarchal gender relations and by the class structure of capitalism. It sees gender […]

  • Socialism

    Socialism

    Socialism in the Economic Activity An introductory concept of Socialism may be: an economic system in which the means of production are controlled by the state Definition of Socialism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Socialism: A political doctrine […]

  • Nafta

    Nafta

    Definition of Nafta The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Nafta: North American Free Trade Agreement. See: FREE TRADE in this legal dictionary and in the world encyclopedia of law. Nafta: Resources Notes and References Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. […]

  • Mode of Production

    Definition of Mode of Production The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Mode of Production: The dominant form of social and technical organization of economic production in a society. Historically a variety of modes of production can be distinguished […]

  • Cohabitation

    Legal Definition of Cohabitation Meaning of Cohabitation Living together when unmarried. Synonyms of Cohabitation (Living together), noun abiding together act of dwelling together […]

  • Crime

    English Spanish Translation of Crime DelitoFind other English to Spanish translations from the Pocket Spanish English Legal Dictionary (print and online), the English to Spanish to English dictionaries (like Crime) and the Word reference legal translator. Translate […]

  • Marxism

    Marxism

    Karl marx called for the revolutionary destruction of the capitalist system because it exploited workers to provide wealth for a few factory owners. Karl marx called for the revolutionary destruction of the capitalist system because it exploited workers to provide wealth for a few factory […]

  • Fascism

    Definition of Fascism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Fascism: A political doctrine opposed to democracy and demanding submission to political leadership and authority. A key principle of fascism is the belief that the whole society has a shared […]

  • Acculturation

    The process by which an individual, especially an infant, is brought to learn and internalize the characteristic beliefs and behavior patterns of his society. The term is also used of groups which come into contact with other cultural groups, to describe their process of accommodation or assi…

  • Gift

    A voluntary transfer of any thing made without consideration or expectation of consideration. The essential components of a valid completed gift of personal property are: competency of the donor to give the gift; voluntary intent on the part of the donor to make a gift; delivery […]