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  • SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

    SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Network-configured collectivities that seek to promote or resist political and/or cultural change on the basis of shared group identity. As Stanford Lyman (1995:397) has observed, “In virtually all their various manifestations in the United States, social movements have proclaimed a salvational message, each has sought to cure the soul of either the nation,…

  • Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000

    Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000 Details of the Encyclopedia Editor-in-chief: Peter N. Stearns. Features: Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBNs: ISBN 0-684-80582-0 (set : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-684-80577-4 (vol. 1)—ISBN 0-684-80578-2 (vol. 2) — ISBN 0-684-80579-0 (vol. 3) — ISBN 0-684-80580-4 (vol. 4) — ISBN 0-684-80581-2 (vol. 5) — ISBN…

  • Economic And Social Council

    Introduction to Economic and Social Council Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, composed of representatives of 54 countries. Each year 18 members are elected by the UN General Assembly for 3-year terms. ECOSOC's early activities were […]

  • Economic And Social Council

    Introduction to Economic and Social Council Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, composed of representatives of 54 countries. Each year 18 members are elected by the UN General Assembly for 3-year terms. ECOSOC's early activities were […]

  • United Nations Structure

    Structure of the United Nations Introduction to United Nations StructureThe UN's charter established six distinct bodies that serve different functions: (1) the General Assembly, (2) the Security Council, (3) the Secretariat, (4) the Economic and Social Council, (5) the Interna…

  • Social-Structural Theories

    Environmental and Social Theories of Crime: Social Causes: Social-Structural TheoriesIntroduction to Social-Structural TheoriesThe social-structural approach emphasizes the effects of an individual's position in society and the constraints that the person's status puts on h…

  • Political Parties Organization and Structure of Political Parties

    Political Parties: Organization and Structure of Political Parties:Introduction to Political Parties Organization and Structure of Political PartiesPolitical parties mediate the relationship between citizens and their government. In democracies with competitive party systems, polit…

  • Social Isolation

    Child Abuse Cause Social Isolation and Low Community InvolvementParents and caretakers who abuse children tend to be socially isolated. Few violent parents belong to any community organizations, and most have little contact with friends or relatives. This lack of social involvement deprives…

  • Social Stress

    Child Abuse Cause Social StressStress brought on by a variety of social conditions raises the risk of child abuse within a family. These conditions include unemployment, illness, poor housing conditions, a larger-than-average family size, the presence of a new baby or a disabled person in t…

  • Family Structure

    Child Abuse Cause Family StructureCertain types of families have an increased risk of child abuse and neglect. For example, single parents are more likely to abuse their children than married parents. However, single-parent families usually earn less money than other families, so this may a…

  • Arab League Structure

    Arab League StructureThe supreme organ of the Arab League is its council, made up of all the member states; each state has one vote. Unanimous council decisions are binding on all members. Majority decisions are binding only on those members who accepted them. The council convenes twice ann…

  • Socialism History

    Socialism Socialism in the Early 20th CenturyIntroduction to Socialism HistoryGermany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) dominated the European socialist movement at the turn of the 20th century. Its dominance was due to a combination of factors: the prestige and importance of Ger…

  • Social Darwinism

    Social Darwinism Social Darwinism Definition Social Darwinism, term coined in the late 19th century to describe the idea that humans, like animals and plants, compete in a struggle for existence in which natural selection results in “survival of the fittest.” Introduction Social Darwinists base their beliefs on theories of evolution developed by British naturalist Charles…

  • Environmental and Social Theories of Crime

    Environmental and Social Theories of Crime The most common criminological theories attribute criminal motivation to environmental or social factors rather than biological or psychological traits. These theories may focus on social influences on crime or on economic factors. Social Causes One of the first theories describing the influence of social factors on crime came from…

  • Socialist Legal Systems

    Socialist Legal Systems Socialist law is the legal system used in most Communist states. It is based on the civil law system and Marxist-Leninist ideology. During the cold war period, it was incorporated into the legal systems of the Soviet Union and its former satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe. These systems were built…