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  • Myth

    noun absurd story concoction doubtful narrative fable fabrication fabula false story falsehood fantasy fiction fictitious story figment folklore folktale invention…

  • Gini Coefficient

    Definition of Gini Coefficient The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Gini Coefficient: Developed by Italian statistician Corrodo Gini to provide a mathematical expression of the degree of concentration of wealth or income. While it has been criticized […]

  • Monozygotic Twins

    Definition of Monozygotic Twins The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Monozygotic Twins: Commonly known as “identical twins” they are from a single egg that has divided after fertilization to create two embryos, consequently they share exactly […]

  • Statistical School

    Definition of Statistical School The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Statistical School: Associated with early social scientists like Adolphe Quetelet (1795-1874) and Andre-Michel Guerry (1802-1866), who began to explore the structure of emerging […]

  • Hypothetico-deductive Model of Science

    Definition of Hypothetico-deductive Model of Science The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Hypothetico-deductive Model of Science: The classical or traditional model of how science operates: scientists are assumed to begin with a theory, deduce a […]

  • Subjectivism

    Definition of Subjectivism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Subjectivism: In traditional positivistic and macro-structural sociology, the subjectivity of the researcher and of the subjects is seen as something to be avoided. The preferred stance […]

  • Sexual Division of Labour

    Definition of Sexual Division of Labour The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Sexual Division of Labour: The allocation of work task, either in the private household or in the public economy, on the basis of the sex of the person. Women may cook the […]

  • Corrections

    ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Dictionaries.Criminology; Delinquency.Further ReadingAmerican Journal of Correction. _ Published since 1939. Formerly published as Prison World. Official publication of the American…

  • Corrections

    ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Dictionaries.Criminology; Delinquency.Further ReadingAmerican Journal of Correction. _ Published since 1939. Formerly published as Prison World. Official publication of the American…