30. society Flashcards
the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
There are civil laws, which bring order to #society and govern our relationships with each other.
the voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need.
I repeated my own news, adding that I hoped he and his friends could express their Christian #charity and help my friend in his time of need.
a level of quality or attainment.
It is associated with the highest #standards of quality, service, convenience and cleanliness.
the state of being extremely poor.
This is the only humane approach to those fleeing violence, #poverty and oppression.
all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
The boom in our #population and the rapid growth of cities are contaminating our most precious resource.
receive an advantage; profit; gain.
Churches in Bradford are set to #benefit from a cash boost from the region’s landfill sites.
grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.
In the late nineteenth century these movements #developed into forms of religious nationalism.
keep (something) from happening or arising.
As with most management problems, the key to #preventing a crisis from happening is early recognition.
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
The mercantile and trading #community might thus share power with other interests.
relating to or believing in a religion.
In general, the practitioners consider #religious practice and belief to be important in their life and work, and they all express faith in God.
space or equipment necessary for doing something.
Clean water and adequate sanitary #facilities are lacking, producing widespread illness, particularly among children.
of, relating to, or characterized by industry.
It is an #industrial waste product, not a medicine, more poisonous than lead and only slightly less than arsenic.
a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.
I need a #volunteer to act as a subject in a photography experiment that I’m planning.
the state of being unemployed.
This is a very real fear for them, as #unemployment has a drastic impact on people’s self esteem.
cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue.
She has suggested set standards that should be #maintained to ensure outbreaks do not occur.
the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.
The evolution of #civilisation and social organisation that checks and regulates the lust for revenge and other such instincts compel one to answer in the affirmative.
a set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.
Following the rules of scientific classification systems, the goal was to create #classes or categories that did not overlap.
a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
In fact, in my #opinion, the attitude of the authorities has simply worsened.
an informal social gathering, especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group.
I’d love going to school discos, parties or Saturday night #socials and just dance, dance, dance.
the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
Instead of rewriting history and using #religion as a power tool, he would rather that politicians embrace technology.
showing a great deal of variety; very different.
The electorate is as #diverse in its settings as it is in its peoples.
a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
It is an activity which contains very few #opportunities for genuine excitement.
done, given, or acting of one’s own free will.
Her business was placed into #voluntary liquidation on December 5, 2002, with estimated debts of £84,558.
