WebThe first modern philosopher to articulate a detailed contract theory was Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679). According to Hobbes, the lives of individuals in the state of nature were "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short", a state in which self-interest and the absence of rights and contracts prevented the "social", or society. Life was "anarchic" (without …

WebThe Social Contract, originally published as On the Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Right (French: Du contrat social; ou, Principes du droit politique), is a 1762 French-language book by the Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.The book theorizes about the best way to establish a political community in the face of the problems of …

WebIn social science and politics, power is the social production of an effect that determines the capacities, actions, beliefs, or conduct of actors. Power does not exclusively refer to the threat or use of force by one actor against another, but may also be exerted through diffuse means (such as institutions).Power may also take structural forms, as it orders actors in …

WebDu contrat social ou Principes du droit politique est un ouvrage de philosophie politique pensé et écrit par Jean-Jacques Rousseau, publié en 1762.L'œuvre a constitué un tournant décisif pour la modernité et s'est imposée comme un des textes majeurs de la philosophie politique et sociale, en affirmant le principe de souveraineté du peuple appuyé sur les …

WebSocial science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of society", established in the 19th century.In addition to sociology, it now encompasses a wide array of academic disciplines, …

WebCorporate social responsibility (CSR) is a form of international private business self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature by engaging in or supporting volunteering or ethically oriented practices. While once it was possible to describe CSR as an internal organizational policy or a corporate ethic …

WebIn the social sciences, social structure is the aggregate of patterned social arrangements in society that are both emergent from and determinant of the actions of individuals. Likewise, society is believed to be grouped into structurally related groups or sets of roles, with different functions, meanings, or purposes.Examples of social structure include …

WebIn the United States, Social Security is the commonly used term for the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The original Social Security Act was enacted in 1935, and the current version of the Act, as amended, encompasses several social welfare and …

WebSocial commerce is a subset of electronic commerce that involves social media and online media that supports social interaction, and user contributions to assist online buying and selling of products and services.. More succinctly, social commerce is the use of social network(s) in the context of e-commerce transactions from browsing to checkout, without …

Web20th century. Freelance writer James Truslow Adams popularized the phrase "American Dream" in his 1931 book Epic of America: . But there has been also the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.It is a difficult dream for the …