| social security |
(often cap.) in the United States, an assistance plan for the elderly, unemployed, or disabled funded by mandatory contributions from employers, employees, and the government. [3 definitions] |
| Social Security Number |
a number issued by the U.S. federal government to citizens, permanent residents, and temporary working residents of the United States for the purposes of tracking working individuals. |
| social service |
work that promotes social welfare; social work. [2 definitions] |
| social studies |
a course of study including history, geography, civics, and other social sciences in elementary and secondary schools. |
| social welfare |
government services provided for citizens, esp. the underprivileged or disadvantaged. [3 definitions] |
| social work |
work that promotes the well-being of society, as by assisting the underprivileged or disadvantaged. |
| societal |
of or pertaining to society. |
| society |
a community or group of people who live in the same country or area and are linked with each other by such things as laws and customs. [7 definitions] |
| Society of Friends |
a Christian sect founded in England about 1650, which has no formal rituals or priesthood, and which opposes violence, esp. war, and the taking of oaths. (See Quaker.) |
| Society of Jesus |
see "Jesuit." |
| socio- |
society; social. |
| sociobiology |
the scientific study of human and animal social behavior based on the theory that such behavior is genetic to some degree. |
| socioeconomic |
of, relating to, or characterizing the social and economic aspects of something. |
| sociological |
of or concerning sociology. [2 definitions] |
| sociology |
the scientific study of human society, esp. its origins, development, organization, and behavioral patterns. |
| sociopath |
a person, such as a psychopath, whose behavior is aggressively antisocial or deviant. |
| sociopolitical |
involving both social and political elements. |
| sock1 |
a covering for the foot made of a woven or knitted material and extending to a point between the ankle and knee. [2 definitions] |
| sock2 |
(informal) to hit or strike hard, esp. with a fist. [2 definitions] |
| sock cymbal |
a high-hat. |
| socket |
a cavity or opening in which something is fitted or inserted, such as a receptacle in a wall, designed to receive electric plugs. [3 definitions] |